Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Saturday released its yearly report on violence against women and said in the last year (1396 Solar Year) over 4,000 cases of violence against women were registered by the commission. 

The report says that the number of cases has increased by 11,7 percent against the previous year adding that the increase of kangaroo courts in the country is also worrying.

Around 15 security force members, including eight Special Forces, were killed on Friday night in Bala Blok district in Farah province, provincial council members said Saturday. 

Head of Farah provincial council Farid Bakhtawar said the forces had gone to Fararod area in Bala Blok district on Friday night to launch an operation, but were ambushed by Taliban while on their way. Fifteen of them were killed and a number of them have been captured by Taliban fighters.