Reports and Analysis
Original reporting by the Afghan Witness team
28 Mar 2024
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan prompt retaliatory actions from Taliban
Pakistan stated the strikes were directed at militant group members located in Afghanistan, while the Afghan Taliban claimed that civilian residential areas were hit. Afghan Witness confirmed the deaths of several children following the strikes and verified retaliatory shelling and gunfire from Afghan forces towards Pakistani territory.
28 Feb 2024
Taliban measure to enrol women in public medical institutes promoted by bot-like social media accounts
The news that female graduates would be allowed to apply to study in public medical institutes in 11 provinces has been heavily promoted by social media accounts, some of which display bot-like behaviour
28 Feb 2024
Pro-Taliban accounts promote Afshar Genocide hashtag
Pro-Taliban accounts began sharing posts commemorating the anniversary of the 1993 Hazara massacre on X on February 10 to denounce Massoud’s military operation, whilst anti-Taliban activists called out pro-Taliban attempts to exacerbate ethnic tensions