Afghan Witness Archives - Centre for Information Resilience

Mar 1

Protestors move indoors to avoid Taliban

Following the Taliban’s quasi-ban on demonstrations, Afghan protesters have found new ways to draw attention to their cause.

Violence

Mar 1

Verifying Taliban violence

AW has verified several reports and recordings from recent months.

Security

Mar 1

Suicide bombing at Kandahar’s largest Shia mosque, Hazara ethnic minority targeted

The double explosion reportedly killed 40 people. AW analyses the CCTV footage from the attack.

Public punishments

Feb 25

Taliban hangs bodies of ‘kidnappers’ in Herat – at least one claimed to be former government security personnel

Afghan Witness’s OSINT team has geolocated three bodies of alleged kidnappers that were publicly displayed by the Taliban, and also spoke to the friend of one of the individuals killed - who is reportedly former Afghan military personnel.

Nov 12

No peace for Buddhas of Bamiyan under Taliban

Are sites of historic importance safe under the Taliban?