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#Afghanistan has seen a string of attacks this week in Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif, Kunduz, and Nangarhar.

Attacks in Kabul & Mazar saw #Hazaras targeted.

🧵AW #OSINT verifications so far:
(1/8) On the morning of April 19, a series of explosions targeted educational institutions in Dasht-e-Barchi, #Kabul - an area with a predominantly #Hazara Shia population.

✅AW verified the attack at Abdul Rahim Shahid High School

🗓️ April 19
📍Dasht-e Barchi, Kabul
(2/8) The next day, an explosion occurred at the front of Kandahari market in Kabul, where a Taliban-operated vehicle was targeted.

ISKP claimed the attack.

✅AW verified the incident

📅April 20
🕐Shortly after noon
📍Qua-e Markaz, Kabul
(3/8) On April 21 a large explosion took place at the Sih Dokan mosque in PD3, Mazar-i-Sharif.

'Sih Dokan' is a Shia mosque predominantly frequented by #ShiaHazaras.

ISKP claimed the attack.

✅AW verified the incident

📅April 21
🕐Between 1200-1300
📍Mazar-i-Sharif
(4/8) Following the attack in #MazariSharif, an explosion was reported in the ‘Sardawar’ neighbourhood in #Kunduz city.

ISKP again claimed the attack.

✅AW verified the incident

📅April 21
📍Kunduz
(5/8) On the same day, there were reports of further blasts in #Kabul and #Nangarhar.

Both were claimed by ISKP.

AW are working to verify these incidents.
(6/8) More detail of the attacks up to this point, here:

afghanwitness.org/reports/iskp-c…
(7/8)Today, there has been reports of an explosion at ‘Mawlawi Sikandar Khanqah' in the Chinar Sayed Jalal area in Imam Sahib, #Kunduz.

AW investigators are working on verifying the exact targets of the explosion.

✅AW has verified the incident

📅April 22
📍Kunduz
(8/8) Reports have also emerged that a roadside bomb targeted an alleged Taliban vehicle this evening in #Kabul.

There are no reports of casualties as of yet.

✅AW has verified the incident

📅April 22
🕐between 1500 - 1600
📍Darulaman Road, Kabul
AW will continue to monitor the situation in #Afghanistan, verifying incidents where possible.

#OSINT #AFG

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Mar 3, 2023
#Afghanistan | 🧵

1/ On the evening of Feb 8, at least several hundred people gathered at #Kabul International Airport after rumours circulated of flights to Turkey being arranged for Afghans to support the earthquake relief effort, with all visa requirements being waived. Image
2/ On Feb 19, the Taliban’s GDI released a video showing the ‘confession’ of two #Afghan satirists, Imran Ahmadzai and Sadullah Didan, who were accused of spreading the rumours of the flights to #Turkey, as well as anti-regime propaganda. Image
3/ AW found three posts by Ahmadzai on Feb 8, when the rush to the airport was underway, and he pretended to be among the crowds. All the posts generated a reasonable level of engagement but not at a level likely to have been a major catalyst to the rumours of flights to #Turkey.
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🚨 #OSINT | Iranian Border Guard Detained by the Taliban

AW investigators geolocated a video showing the moment an Iranian border guard was detained by the Taliban near Abresham bridge in #Nimruz province.

🧵1/4

🗓️ Feb 27, 2023
🌆 Nimruz, #Afghanistan
📍 30.965234, 61.823105 Image
From the insignia on the guard's uniform, it is evident he is a Sergeant first class of the Iranian Military's Ground Forces. 2/4

🗓️ Feb 27, 2023
🌆 Near Abresham Bridge, Nimruz, #Afghanistan
📍 30.965234, 61.823105 Image
Images of the guard ‘in captivity’ surfaced on social media after his alleged arrest - the man photographed can be seen wearing the same dark t-shirt with yellow lettering underneath his uniform. 3/4

🗓️ Feb 27, 2023
🌆 Near Abresham Bridge, Nimruz, #Afghanistan Image
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🧵#OSINT | Taliban raid Kabul hideout

On Feb 13, explosions and gunfire were reported in the Kart-e-Naw area (PD8) of #Kabul city.

The Taliban’s GDI claimed that three ISKP members were killed and one captured as a result of the special operation. (1/5) Image
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The video shared by the GDI shows Taliban forces actively firing on the alleged ISKP hideout, with no visible return fire. (3/5)

Towards the end of the confrontation, the Taliban threw an explosive device into the building, collapsing the entire front section: Image
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🧵The Taliban and Twitter Blue subscriptions | #OSINT

Afghan Witness found 13 Taliban-linked accounts with the blue tick, though several have since lost their mark of verification. (1/4)
On January 6, Afghan Witness detected that Hedayatullah Hedayat, the Taliban Head of Access to the Information Department, and 12 other #Taliban-linked accounts, had signed up for the Twitter Blue service. (2/4)
On January 10, Mobeen Khan, a pro-Taliban social media activist and former spokesperson for the Kabul police, highlighted to his followers that Afghan phone numbers can now be used as a means of verification when creating a new #Twitter account. (3/4)
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Today marks 500 days since the Taliban closed secondary schools for Afghanistan's teenage girls.

🧵This thread highlights reports and stories regarding secondary school students in #Afghanistan. (1/6)
(2/6) On March 23, 2022, the Taliban's U-turn to reopen girls' secondary #schools sparked outrage, with girls turned away at school gates. Videos of their distress spread rapidly online.

Read more in this report: ⬇️
afghanwitness.org/reports/online…
(3/6) Girls' secondary schools in #Afghanistan have been closed for 500 days, but teenage girls, with the help of international volunteers led by Angela Ghayour, are finding alternative ways to learn.

Read more in this report: ⬇️
afghanwitness.org/reports/afghan…
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Since the #Taliban’s return last August, the group has demonstrated determination to regulate, shape, and control access to #education in #AfghanistanImage
The Taliban’s U-turn on girls’ secondary #schools in March attracted widespread condemnation.

The Ministry of #Education announced that the schools would remain closed until a policy was formulated in accordance with “Sharia and #Afghan” culture...
#OSINT | A video published by Aamaj News on March 23 shows girls arriving and gathering outside Zulaikha Female High School in #Kabul whilst Taliban men stood at the door, preventing them from entering: Image
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