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Afghan Witness Foreign relations Security Violence

Mar 28

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan prompt retaliatory actions from Taliban

Pakistan stated the strikes were directed at militant group members located in Afghanistan, while the Afghan Taliban claimed that civilian residential areas were hit. Afghan Witness confirmed the deaths of several children following the strikes and verified retaliatory shelling and gunfire from Afghan forces towards Pakistani territory.

Afghan Witness Information environment Disinformation Media Women's rights

Mar 28

Accounts impersonating female journalists share pro-Taliban content

Many of the impersonator accounts identified by Afghan Witness repeatedly use derogatory language toward the Afghan LGBTQIA+ community and attempt to defame activists and news anchors in exile.

Afghan Witness Security Violence

Mar 28

ISKP claim responsibility for attack outside Kandahar bank

According to the group’s statement, a suicide bomber targeted Taliban members withdrawing their salaries. Reports cite conflicting casualty figures, though a source at a hospital claimed 21 individuals were killed in the attack.

West Africa

Mar 15

Satellite Imagery Analysis of Malian Population Displacement Dynamics

Sudan Witness

Mar 4

Urban combat between the RSF and the SAF in Omdurman, Khartoum

لقراءة المقال بالعربية Summary: Fighting in Omdurman has been ongoing since the start of the conflict in Sudan in April 2023, with...

Afghan Witness Religious Freedom Resistance

Mar 1

The anti-Taliban Khutba of Mawlawi Abdul Shakoor Hanif

Shakoor's anti-Taliban speech departs from typical pro-Taliban Khutbas, and underscores the impact that dissenting religious voices can have against the Taliban regime

Afghan Witness Information environment Media

Feb 28

Pro-Taliban accounts promote Afshar Genocide hashtag

Pro-Taliban accounts began sharing posts commemorating the anniversary of the 1993 Hazara massacre on X on February 10 to denounce Massoud’s military operation, whilst anti-Taliban activists called out pro-Taliban attempts to exacerbate ethnic tensions

Afghan Witness Media Women's rights

Feb 28

Taliban measure to enrol women in public medical institutes promoted by bot-like social media accounts

The news that female graduates would be allowed to apply to study in public medical institutes in 11 provinces has been heavily promoted by social media accounts, some of which display bot-like behaviour

Afghan Witness Foreign relations

Feb 27

'Playing on both sides': Russian manoeuvring in Afghanistan on the rise

Over the past few months, Russia’s manoeuvring on Afghanistan appears to have increased, with indications of rising engagement with both Taliban and anti-Taliban forces.

Afghan Witness Arrests Women's rights

Feb 26

Surge in female suicides linked to forced marriages, Taliban violence, and arrests

Documenting 195 cases of suicide since April 2022, AW has observed a rise in female suicides since the Taliban seized power in 2021, and identified a pattern suggesting that ethnic minorities appear to make up a disproportionate share of the reported cases

Sudan Witness

Feb 20

Houses destroyed in Al Taif neighbourhood, Khartoum

Image credit: X @RSFSudan لقراءة المقال بالعربية Khartoum, the capital of and largest metropolitan area in Sudan, has been widely...

Afghan Witness Immigration

Feb 19

Passport offices reopening leads to significant overcrowding and subsequent reclosure

With some having waited over a year for a new passport, the reopening of passport offices in Kabul led to several days of chaos. Their reclosure means Afghans seeking to exit the country must revert to the unreliable online application process.