Thirteen-year-old Zainab should have been shopping for a new school uniform this autumn but, with no prospect of girls' schools reopening in Afghanistan, she was instead forced to pick out a wedding dress.
In an extraordinary development, Islamabad has officially sent a letter to Kabul requesting that Maulana Masood Azhar, the founder of the outlawed religio-military group Jaish E Mohammad, be located, reported, and arrested (JEM).
Pakistan's Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmad of Afghanistan have been fined 25% of their match fees for a heated exchange in their thrilling Asia Cup match in Sharjah.