Kunduz: The Battle for my Hometown

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BBC Afghan's Kunduz reporter Ahmad Yama describes the takeover of the city by the Taliban earlier this week, and tells us how he managed to escape to Kabul. We hear about the complex relationship between journalists and the Taliban, and the risks that led to his decision to get out of the city. What to read in Guinea Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea has been named World Book Capital for 2017. The African city follows in the footsteps of Buenos Aires, Bangkok, Bogota and New Delhi. But what does the title actually mean and will it encourage more people to read and write new literature? David Amanor talks to Genevieve Sagno of BBC Afrique about her love of books and how she found her Guinean roots from reading. Somaliland musicians Arrested for singing love songs in Mogadishu - this week one of Somaliland's most popular bands found itself in trouble when it arrived home after performing for Eid festivities in neighbouring Somalia. David Amanor speaks to journalists from the BBC's Somali service about why this story has generated so much interest in the Somali-speaking community. 10 years on from the Pakistan earthquake Tabinda Kokab's experience of the Pakistan earthquake brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'living the story'. She was working as a teacher in a village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir when the earthquake hit 10 years ago. She was in class at the time and the building collapsed around her. Only she and a handful of children survived. After trekking through mountains to reach the capital and her family home, she learnt that her brother had also been killed. Tabinda now works as a journalist for BBC Urdu - she talks us through her memories of 10 years ago and the surprising positive outcomes from the devastation. And Dino picks his favourite stories from the web this week. Afghan special forces arrive in Kunduz Credit: Nasir Waqif/AFP/Getty Images