8am: A number of residents in Kabul complain that more people are using low-quality fuel materials, especially plastic, to heat their homes. They say the unpleasant smell and smoke from burning plastic are disturbing and have even made them sick. These residents stress that some people knowingly use plastic because of poverty, while others do so out of a lack of awareness about its dangers. According to them, the Taliban have paid no attention to this issue and have not adopted any effective measures to control it. Click here to read more (external link).