Afghan Witness Reports

Following a ban on non-approved protests, women campaigners and journalists have been met with force on several occassions

Reports of further arrests continue to spark fear

Two individuals were accidentally killed as shots were fired into the air to control the crowd, the group says.

A popular post on social media claimed to show child selling, but was found to be inaccurate by AW investigators.

AW has geolocated one of the attacks, and analysed available footage.

Using OSINT techniques, Afghan Witness has verified multiple examples of inaccurate content in recent months.

Taliban forces deny detentions of female activists, but mobilise communications around hijab and traditional values

With most women's refuges shut down across the country, survivors of gender violence - and former employees - are left with nowhere to turn.

Since August, restrictions on women's education, work, travel, and dress have come into effect.

Despite Taliban claims of targeting ‘criminals’, reports suggest ordinary citizens were also targeted.

Afghan Witness spoke to three ex-government employees and military personnel about their experiences fleeing Afghanistan, and the struggles they face in Iran and Pakistan.

AW detected what appears to be a coordinated inauthentic effort on Twitter to target the meeting with multiple hashtags.