8am: Several residents of Ghazni province have expressed concern over the Taliban’s neglect of the province’s historical sites. They say this neglect has allowed recent rains to damage several of the province’s historical monuments, placing some of them at serious risk of collapse. They add that the rainfall has caused the most damage to the Old City of Ghazni, Bala Hissar Fortress, the Arbaba Shrine, and a number of other shrines. According to them, these sites were already in poor condition before the rains, and the recent rainfall has accelerated their deterioration. Click here to read more (external link).