Afghan Witness Archives - Centre for Information Resilience

Information environment Investigations

Mar 21

Video claiming to show child selling actually from Badghis earthquake relief effort

A popular post on social media claimed to show child selling, but was found to be inaccurate by AW investigators.

Security

Mar 18

Explosions hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital

AW has geolocated one of the attacks, and analysed available footage.

Information environment

Mar 15

Three examples of widely-shared misinformation about Afghanistan

Using OSINT techniques, Afghan Witness has verified multiple examples of inaccurate content in recent months.

Arrests Women's rights

Mar 11

Taliban make case for activist arrests, but deny they took place

Taliban forces deny detentions of female activists, but mobilise communications around hijab and traditional values

Features Women's rights

Mar 9

Women "more vulnerable than ever" - the closure of Afghanistan's safehouses

With most women's refuges shut down across the country, survivors of gender violence - and former employees - are left with nowhere to turn.

Education Features Women's rights

Mar 8

Ten ways life has changed for Afghan women since last International Women’s Day

Since August, restrictions on women's education, work, travel, and dress have come into effect.

Security

Mar 7

Taliban house searches spark fear among citizens in Kabul

Despite Taliban claims of targeting ‘criminals’, reports suggest ordinary citizens were also targeted.

Features Immigration

Mar 3

“I saw dead bodies” - the former Afghan government employees turning to human traffickers

Afghan Witness spoke to three ex-government employees and military personnel about their experiences fleeing Afghanistan, and the struggles they face in Iran and Pakistan.

Information environment

Mar 2

Potential pro-Taliban bot involvement on eve of Afghanistan Troika summit

AW detected what appears to be a coordinated inauthentic effort on Twitter to target the meeting with multiple hashtags.

Immigration Features

Mar 1

“I experienced war for the second time” – the plight of Afghans in Ukraine

Last year, some Afghans fled to Ukraine in hope of safety. Now they face war again.

Women's rights Protests

Mar 1

Women-led protests continue throughout January, despite Taliban restrictions

January has seen the detention of several women activists and high-profile figures, as well as an uptick in protests that have been staged in provinces across the country.

Information environment Women's rights

Mar 1

Increase in online hate speech directed at influential Afghan women since Taliban takeover

Afghan Witness analysis has found that online abuse and disinformation against women in Afghanistan peaked in August and September 2021, and January 2022.