Reports

An overview of women’s rights under the Taliban: erasure from public life, violence at home and online.

Anti-Afghan sentiment on the rise in Iran after alleged Afghan-linked murders.

The IOC shuns the Taliban, Taliban ignores Afghan female athletes

Non-payment of pensions in Kabul, crippling new law on money exchangers in Herat and Taliban harassment of women in Jowzjan.

Sudan Witness has verified damage to Jebel Aulia, Khartoum, following a reported airstrike, leading to civilian deaths and destroyed property.

On 28 July 2023, clashes erupted in Ghazni province when Taliban forces sought to disperse crowds, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. Rejecting responsibility, the Taliban instead blamed the violence on "evil elements" in the crowd. AW investigates the events.

A new CIR report explores the ins and outs of identity-based disinformation, demonstrating its online and offline impact on marginalised groups.

While commemorations were repressed, varied responses to Wazir’s death highlight factional divides within the Taliban.

The local population's opposition to the Taliban's new mining deal with Namak Kalfgan has led to clashes, highlighting the tensions over resource control and employment.

While no deaths were reported this year, the level of repression has increased, with ceremonies barred from public spaces amid reports of violence, arrests and protests.

Documenting damage to Myanmar’s education system since the coup

While tightening its grip on El Fasher, North Darfur, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) further expanded into areas of Sudan that were previously under control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in June 2024.