Afghan Witness Reports

Within

Containing

Internal Discord Taliban

Feb 14

Haqqani-backed Abdul Kabir sidelined amid Taliban power shift

Former Deputy Prime Minister demoted as Supreme Leader consolidates control amid tensions over governance and girls’ education.

Education Internal Discord Women's rights Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban official Stanikzai reportedly flees Afghanistan amid education dispute

Deputy Foreign Minister's departure follows reported tensions with Supreme Leader over girls' education.

Security Internal Discord Information environment Taliban

Feb 14

Senior Taliban official Mullah Baradar allegedly injured as Supreme Leader deploys forces in capital

Reports of blocked travel in Kabul and disappearances suggest growing tensions.

Education Education ban Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban intensifies crackdown on modern education, promotes madrassas instead

Private schools shut down and foreign scholarships blocked while religious schooling is prioritised.

Arrests Resistance Retaliation NRF Security Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban detains Panjshiris amid crackdown on resistance

Mass arrests follow NRF attack with former security personnel, activists, and educators detained.

Information environment Policies and Restrictions Taliban

Feb 3

Taliban moral police launches “women’s rights” campaign

Campaign follows ICC investigation into gender-based abuses.

China Terrorism Foreign relations Security Taliban ISKP

Feb 3

ISKP kills Chinese national a day after diplomatic anniversary

70th anniversary of China-Afghanistan relations overshadowed by the militant group

Foreign relations Cricket Social Media Protests Information environment Women's rights Taliban

Feb 3

Afghan diaspora divided over cricket boycott call

UK MPs’ call to exclude Afghanistan from cricket contests splits diaspora over “sportswashing” and national pride

ICC Education Human Rights Information environment Women's rights Education ban Taliban

Feb 3

ICC calls for Taliban arrests over gender-based crimes ignite debate

Opposition hails accountability while Taliban seeks to rally support

Security Pakistan Civilians TTP Shelling Airstrike Taliban Casualties

Jan 16

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan mark significant policy shift

Allegedly targeting TTP assets, the strikes — killing dozens of civilians — mark a significant escalation in violence.

Deportations Foreign relations Camps Detention Forced Displacement Pakistan Human Rights Taliban

Jan 16

Pakistan detains hundreds of Afghans for deportation

Refugees, including women and children, caught in escalating Afghan-Pakistani disputes.

Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Taliban

Jan 16

Taliban reaffirms ban on women working for NGOs

Directive threatens licenses of NGOs defying restrictions, despite informal exceptions.

1 2 3 … 19 »