CIR1 day ago6 min readDocumenting demolitions: the Taliban’s land clearance campaign and its impact on marginalised communities Since assuming power in August 2021, the Taliban have initiated a number of infrastructure projects in Kabul.
CIRAug 144 min readAfghan Witness report reveals ‘daily occurrence’ of gender-based violence under Taliban rule as women suffer ‘systematic erasure’ from public lifeThree years on from the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, women are banned from education, work and most other areas of public life.
Afghan WitnessApr 216 min readRising reports of femicide: new digital map documents cases of violence and repression of Afghan women in ‘public’ rolesFemale-led newsroom Zan Times used investigative reporting and open source techniques to document the killings, disappearances and arrests
Afghan WitnessFeb 11 min readTaliban Management of the Education SectorAfghan Witness examines the Taliban's stated vision for education in Afghanistan in 2023, comparing the Taliban’s stated vision for...
Afghan WitnessJan 311 min readArrests for violating Taliban Hijab rules cause controversyThe Taliban’s reported detentions for non-compliance with hijab rules have received mixed reactions: contradictory claims from Taliban...
Afghan WitnessMay 18, 20234 min readAfghan Witness launch map to monitor human rights in AfghanistanThe live, open source map documents verified data of abuses, attacks and protests.