Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, months after rumours spread that he was dead.

Lima should be at work, instead she is sitting inside her family's home in Kabul not knowing how to fill her days. Single and well-educated, the 27-year-old holds a masters degree in IT. Until a few weeks ago, she was a teacher at a local university.

Q&A with Heather Mercer who went on to work for freedom in Kurdistan and adopt a Kurdish son