Afghan Witness Reports

In Afghanistan, girls’ secondary schools have been closed for 300 days and counting, but the country’s teenage girls - assisted by an international army of volunteers led by Angela Ghayour - are finding other ways to learn.

As photos and videos emerged online in the 24-hours following initial reports of an attack, Afghan Witness investigators were able to use open source techniques to gain a fuller understanding of events.

As well as activity in Panjshir and Baghlan provinces, AW has also monitored and verified resistance activity in Kabul.

Two women share their experiences of being detained by the Taliban while protesting the takeover.

Afghan Witness has been analysing posts on social media claiming the Taliban are using child soldiers. This is what we found...

In recent months, Afghan Witness has identified multiple Twitter accounts imitating the branding of several big outlets.

According to news reports, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the incident occured due to a lack of coordination among Taliban groups.

While the Taliban have said hijab is not compulsory, there have been widespread efforts to implement it.

On World Press Freedom Day, Afghan Witness looks at how Afghanistan’s media has changed since last August.

The explosions reportedly targeted Hazara Shias – the second such attack in Mazar-e Sharif in just one week.

Following the incident, the Taliban posted interviews online with alleged family members, who claimed the man was suffering from mental health issues.

The two explosions came one day after multiple attacks on Thursday.