8am: Local sources in Takhar report that the Taliban have gunned down a former local police commander of the previous government, Abdul Bashir, and his pregnant wife, who had recently been expelled from Pakistan, in a hail of gunfire in the province. Abdul Bashir had fled to Pakistan after the fall of the previous government but was expelled from the country about a week ago. According to sources, he was also overseeing an 11-member family, including his widowed wife and orphaned siblings. Click here to read more (external link).
Life under Taliban rule