Reports

Ten worshippers killed in evening assault on Sufi shrine by multiple attackers.

Pro-Taliban accounts mock U.S. intervention hopes, while anti-Taliban groups see the election as a chance for renewed resistance.

Media allowed to film outside the stadium as Haqqani ministers highlight both unity and an attempt at clemency.

Protests over house raids and counternarcotics efforts in Pasaband and Shahrak lead to shootings, arrests, and allegations of ethnic discrimination.

In October 2024, CIR’s Sudan Witness team verified footage relating to civilian deaths, forced displacement, and destroyed infrastructure in three settlements in Gezira, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major assault on the state. The United Nations (UN) reported that the RSF shot at civilians and subjected them to violence and humiliation between 20 and 25 October, leading to “scores” of casualties.

Analysis highlights growing operational reach of NRF and AFF, with Kabul and northern provinces at the epicentre.

Officially framed as infrastructure development, the demolition campaign forces vulnerable populations out, erasing informal settlements and impacting minority neighbourhoods.

NRF and AFF target Taliban in Kabul as unclaimed explosion leaves civilians caught in escalating violence.

Media outlets forced to cease visual content, limiting news coverage to audio and graphics.

When acting Minister Hanafi discussed elements of the law on virtue and vice, misinterpretations spread globally.

On 13 October 2024, hundreds of Afghan migrants were shot at near the Iran-Pakistan border, reportedly by Iranian border guards.