Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Gunmen mount an attack on the office of the attorney-general of Afghanistan's Balkh Province in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. (BBC)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Sohaib al Rawi, Governor of Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq, claims that ISIL has killed 52 people, mostly police officers on the border with Syria in the past week. (CNN)
Arts and culture
The regional branch of the Communist Party of China in Tibet demands that Buddhist monasteries display the Chinese flag in an effort to shore up Chinese rule. (AP)