Reports

In early November, Taliban senior figures gathered to unveil the burial place of the group’s founder and first emir, Mullah Muhammad Omar. Until now, his burial place remained undisclosed for security reasons. Using open-source techniques, AW geolocated the grave’s exact location.

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How children were killed while they learnt

The decision to formalise the Public Order Police and the inclusion of 100 female employees into the anti-riot forces comes in the wake of increased female protests, and criticism of the Taliban for using violence and force.

In late October, women showcased their academic documents in a Kabul park to protest the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s access to education and work. The women claim the Taliban intimidated them and tore their papers, and journalists were reportedly dispersed and temporarily detained. On November 3, it was reported that the Taliban detained one of the women protesters during a press conference.

Homes, motorcycles, and allegedly bodies burned in Kyi Su, Sagaing

In footage, a Taliban member can be seen striking the gathered students, who are recorded hitting and kicking the gates in protest.

Kabul police claimed eight people were injured and taken to hospital as a result of the attack.

AW investigators geolocated a video shared via ISIS telegram channels, to the Joye Inji area of Police District 15.

For months, widespread reports of Taliban abuses in the province have surfaced on social media, raising concern among human rights organisations. However, sources say many incidents go unreported.

By Eman El-Sherbiny The city of Severodonetsk, located in Ukraine’s industrial heartland, has faced a brutal and systematic attack on its...