In Afghanistan, three tribal elders were killed after a bomb blast in a hotel room in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. This comes as, in western Farah province, at least eight Afghan police officers have been killed in Taliban attacks on police checkpoints overnight. Meanwhile, Afghan artists have taken to the streets of the capital Kabul to paint over concrete blast walls—aimed at minimizing damage from bombings—with murals promoting social justice and peace. This is Omaid Sharifi, co-founder of the artists’ group called ArtLords.

Omaid Sharifi: “We go out there on the streets, and we are bringing down the walls, the ugly blast walls. We are painting. We are using art as a tool for social change. We are painting against corruption. We are painting against the injustices that’s happening in the society, for women’s rights. So, basically, we’re encouraging people to come join us. Let’s raise our voice about all this nonsense and nonsense terrorism which is happening in the city.”