Education Security 20th Apr 22 Multiple explosions target Kabul boys’ schools The attacks took place in Dasht-e-Barchi, which has a largely Hazara Shia population.
Security 12th Apr 22 Series of attacks marks the start of fighting season AW has verified six explosions which took place between March 27 and April 6
Information environment Education Women's rights 06th Apr 22 Online response to Taliban U-turn on girls' schools While top posts came from several international figures, there was limited visibility of female campaigners inside Afghanistan
Information environment Investigations 04th Apr 22 How we used OSINT to reveal child market misinformation Recently, the team was sent a video of an alleged child-selling market, but all was not what it seemed…
Education 30th Mar 22 Kabul ‘Mother’s Statue’ covered then removed The statue was censored with black cloth, before being removed entirely
Information environment 29th Mar 22 Hashtag StoptajikGenocide spikes with execution video Use of the hashtag surged between March 10-16.
Security 28th Mar 22 ISKP continue attacks in Kabul Since November 13, AW have verified 18 ISKP-claimed attacks in Kabul.
Education Features Women's rights 25th Mar 22 "I have no aspirations for the future" - female university students on Taliban restrictions AW talks to five female students about the reality of attending university as women in the ‘new’ Afghanistan.
Security 24th Mar 22 ISKP claim attacks on minority neighbourhoods, as well as Taliban The Taliban has previously stated that the ISKP is no longer a serious threat in the country, though attacks throughout November and December suggest otherwise.
Violence Women's rights Protests 23rd Mar 22 Taliban attempt to disrupt female-led protests, in some cases responding with violence Following a ban on non-approved protests, women campaigners and journalists have been met with force on several occassions
Women's rights 22nd Mar 22 Female activists, journalists and singer released Reports of further arrests continue to spark fear
Protests 22nd Mar 22 Civilians killed in Khost protest by accident, Taliban claim Two individuals were accidentally killed as shots were fired into the air to control the crowd, the group says.