Social media activists arrested in eastern Afghanistan
In August 2024, the Taliban arrested two social media activists, Khetabullah Bangakh and Abdul Rahman Gulab, for spreading anti-Taliban content. Both were featured in confession videos pledging support to the Taliban.
Taliban arrest two satirists over rush on Kabul airport
Several hundred people gathered at Kabul International Airport on February 8 after rumours circulated that Afghans could fly to Turkey to support the earthquake relief effort – however, AW’s assessment of the arrested men’s social media profiles suggests they were not initiators or significant amplifiers of the ‘flights to Turkey’ story.
Clashes and protest in Badakhshan province after Taliban poppy clearance
The incident marked the second clash between farmers and the Taliban over poppy eradication enforcement, after a similar incident occurred in Nangarhar in April.
Clashes and protest in Badakhshan province after Taliban poppy clearance
The incident marked the second clash between farmers and the Taliban over poppy eradication enforcement, after a similar incident occurred in Nangarhar in April.
Rising reports of femicide: new digital map documents cases of violence and repression of Afghan women in ‘public’ roles
Female-led newsroom Zan Times used investigative reporting and open source techniques to document killings, disappearances and arrests of Afghan women.
Pro-Taliban ‘fact-checking’ account takes on false accounts and problematic stories
By dismissing stories as ‘fake news’ and identifying fake profiles, the account utilises the weight and language of the ‘fact-checking’ brand, without doing the meaningful verification work required.
