Afghan Witness Reports

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.

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.

The Taliban's new vice and virtue law, ratified in July 2024, mandates severe restrictions on women's dress, public behaviour, and transportation, while also imposing limitations on the media and minorities.

The attack on 11 August 2024 targeted a civilian minibus in Kabul’s Dasht-e Barchi area, on the same road as six previous attacks.

Reports of Taliban violence reveal alleged involvement in killings, torture, and beatings of civilians, including minorities and former security personnel, between August 13 and 19, 2024.

Khorasani's video criticising Iran led to a public disavowal by Taliban spokesperson Mujahid, who dismissed the commander’s statements as personal views.

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

How the Taliban and ISKP strategically use imagery of children and women to manipulate public perception

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.