Education Mar 30 Kabul ‘Mother’s Statue’ covered then removed The statue was censored with black cloth, before being removed entirely
Information environment Mar 29 Hashtag StoptajikGenocide spikes with execution video Use of the hashtag surged between March 10-16.
Security Mar 28 ISKP continue attacks in Kabul Since November 13, AW have verified 18 ISKP-claimed attacks in Kabul.
Education Features Women's rights Mar 25 "I have no aspirations for the future" - female university students on Taliban restrictions AW talks to five female students about the reality of attending university as women in the ‘new’ Afghanistan.
Security Mar 24 ISKP claim attacks on minority neighbourhoods, as well as Taliban The Taliban has previously stated that the ISKP is no longer a serious threat in the country, though attacks throughout November and December suggest otherwise.
Violence Women's rights Protests Mar 23 Taliban attempt to disrupt female-led protests, in some cases responding with violence Following a ban on non-approved protests, women campaigners and journalists have been met with force on several occassions
Women's rights Mar 22 Female activists, journalists and singer released Reports of further arrests continue to spark fear
Protests Mar 22 Civilians killed in Khost protest by accident, Taliban claim Two individuals were accidentally killed as shots were fired into the air to control the crowd, the group says.
Information environment Investigations Mar 21 Video claiming to show child selling actually from Badghis earthquake relief effort A popular post on social media claimed to show child selling, but was found to be inaccurate by AW investigators.
Security Mar 18 Explosions hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital AW has geolocated one of the attacks, and analysed available footage.
Information environment Mar 15 Three examples of widely-shared misinformation about Afghanistan Using OSINT techniques, Afghan Witness has verified multiple examples of inaccurate content in recent months.
Arrests Women's rights Mar 11 Taliban make case for activist arrests, but deny they took place Taliban forces deny detentions of female activists, but mobilise communications around hijab and traditional values