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Police and Military Harassment and Mistreatment of Individuals following the Coup

Mass detentions following the February 2021 coup

Police and Military Harassment and Mistreatment of Individuals following the Coup

While one of the protesters was reportedly released the next day, women's rights protester Narges Sadat is thought to still be in detention.

The account presents itself as the news outlet Afghanistan International, which has been a common target for mimic accounts – AW investigators have identified at least five accounts mimicking Afghanistan International in the last three months.

Several hundred people gathered at Kabul International Airport on February 8 after rumours circulated that Afghans could fly to Turkey to support the earthquake relief effort – however, AW’s assessment of the arrested men’s social media profiles suggests they were not initiators or significant amplifiers of the ‘flights to Turkey’ story.

Mass detentions following the February 2021 coup

Police and military harassment and mistreatment of individuals following the coup

A new report from the Eyes on Russia team exposes the deliberate shift in Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to...

This was the second raid on an alleged ISKP hideout in Kabul in 2023 - and comes at a time when several embassies and international organisations have suspended operations or evacuated staff over concerns of a large-scale attack.

Children killed, religious buildings destroyed

The burning of the Quran provides a relatively easy opportunity for the Taliban to mobilise public opinion and protest – and position themselves as defenders of the Islamic faith