Afghan Witness Reports

New Taliban ban ends women's medical education, raising alarm over future healthcare for Afghan women.

A protest by truck drivers in Herat on 28 August 2024 over Taliban-imposed costs and preferential treatment turned violent when Taliban forces reportedly opened fire, wounding at least one protester.

While the Taliban held large-scale celebrations on 14 August, the day was also marked by women’s protests both indoors and in public.

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

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

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.

Local residents of Kargian village protested the Taliban's destruction of poppy fields, leading to reported gunfire and injuries.

The Taliban's decree to cap female salaries has caused widespread confusion and sparked protests among women employees.

On 9 May 2024, Kochi nomads protested against the Taliban's plans to demolish their homes on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway, leading to Taliban gunfire that caused several casualties, amid ongoing claims of land usurpation and forced displacements.

On 3 and 4 May 2024, protests in Badakhshan's Darayim and Argo districts erupted after clashes between locals and Taliban counter-narcotics teams over the destruction of poppy fields, resulting in deaths and ongoing protests despite Taliban attempts to resolve the issue.