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Afghan Witness Security Terrorism Taliban Kabul ISKP

Feb 25

ISKP: Attacks targeting Taliban in Kunduz and Kabul

Casualty numbers are disputed and a second attack is thwarted.

Afghan Witness Information environment Taliban

Feb 25

“TalibLeaks”: Massive Taliban data leak offers few real insights

50GB of hacked documents mostly contain mundane administrative files.

Afghan Witness Foreign relations Economy Taliban

Feb 25

US aid freeze leaves Afghan economy and aid sector in crisis

Aid groups shut down amid budget cuts, unpaid salaries and rising prices.

Sudan Witness IDPs Fires

Feb 19

Fires at Zamzam IDP camp amid reported RSF attacks

Sudan Witness verified fire damage in Zamzam on the same day that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly attacked the site.

Afghan Witness 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.

Afghan Witness Internal Discord Education 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.

Afghan Witness 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.

Afghan Witness Education Education ban Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban intensifies crackdown on modern education

Private education centres shut and foreign scholarships blocked, madrassas promoted instead.

Afghan Witness Security NRF Retaliation Resistance Arrests Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban detains Panjshiris amid crackdown on resistance

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

Sudan Witness Violence RSF Darfur

Feb 6

Attacks on Burush village, North Darfur

Between 25 and 26 January 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia allegedly carried out multiple attacks on Burush village in the Um Kadada locality.

Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Information environment Taliban

Feb 3

Taliban moral police launches “women’s rights” campaign

Campaign follows ICC investigation into gender-based abuses.

Afghan Witness Security Foreign relations Terrorism China Taliban ISKP

Feb 3

ISKP kills Chinese national a day after diplomatic anniversary

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

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