Reports

On 28 July 2023, clashes erupted in Ghazni province when Taliban forces sought to disperse crowds, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. Rejecting responsibility, the Taliban instead blamed the violence on "evil elements" in the crowd. AW investigates the events.

A new CIR report explores the ins and outs of identity-based disinformation, demonstrating its online and offline impact on marginalised groups.

While commemorations were repressed, varied responses to Wazir’s death highlight factional divides within the Taliban.

The local population's opposition to the Taliban's new mining deal with Namak Kalfgan has led to clashes, highlighting the tensions over resource control and employment.

While no deaths were reported this year, the level of repression has increased, with ceremonies barred from public spaces amid reports of violence, arrests and protests.

Documenting damage to Myanmar’s education system since the coup

While tightening its grip on El Fasher, North Darfur, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) further expanded into areas of Sudan that were previously under control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in June 2024.

Images show the Taliban’s destruction of murals representing religious or national figures conflicting with official values.

Local residents of Kargian village protested the Taliban's destruction of poppy fields, leading to reported gunfire and injuries.

Claims emerge in the media that the Taliban has allowed the operation of certain girls' schools, which the Taliban later denies.

The Taliban's decree to cap female salaries has caused widespread confusion and sparked protests among women employees.

On 20 July, a pro-Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Telegram channel posted a video showing a skyscraper on fire. The post stated that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) tower in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum. However, the SAF’s claim that the RSF was responsible for the damage has been contested. Sudan Witness verified the footage (figure 1), which showed an active fire and smoke plumes coming from the tower and was filmed from a moving vehicle on Manshiya Bridge. Analysis of Planet and Sentinel satellite imagery shows a smoke plume coming from the NTC Tower on 20 July.