1/7 #OSINT geolocation of drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Al Zawahiri in #Kabul, a #thread:
2 images posted shortly after the incident provide different perspectives, allowing us to get a strong idea of the area (Photo 1; Photo 2).
Images geolocated to Sherpur PD10:
2/7 Pinpointing the house is difficult. The only close up photos are all from the same angle, with limited clues besides the shape and facade of the building, and the fact there is no building behind it.
3/7 @obretix suggested a location (A, in last image in thread) which fits many of the parameters, but appears to possibly be too far East from Photo 2 perspective - it would be behind the red squared building.
4/7 Also, off nadir sat images from Google Earth show a facade with pillars either side of the windows, which we do not see in the close up photos.
5/7 Another potential location (B), slightly further West is a good match. This appears to have a facade more consistent with the close up photos, and the balcony would be set back from the road, providing more security.
6/7 Historic user generated content on Google Earth provides a view from Sher Ali Khan Road to the West. In the image, you can see the green glass barriers of the building seen in the close ups of building hit by the drone strike.
7/7 Taking all this into account, we believe location B is the site of the Al Zawahiri drone strike.
🧵#Thread | Reported closures of women-run restaurants in Herat
On 30 May 2022, @HashteSubhDaily reported that the Taliban closed women's restaurants in #Herat.
AW followed up with sources on the ground to find out more... (1/5)
▪️Sources in Herat say that the DPVPV has closed some 10 women-run restaurants in the province.
▪️They say the restaurants have been closed since the last week of May. (2/5)
▪️According to AW sources, authorities ordered managers to close the restaurants as they were not in compliance with Islamic rules and principles, but no further details were given on why the women-run restaurants are considered un-Islamic. (3/5)
#AFG | Knock-on Impacts of Restrictions Against Women
In #Samangan province, Tahminah Women's Park & Marketplace has become inactive due to increasing #poverty and #unemployment rates, and Taliban restrictions on women's freedom of movement (1/11)
🧵 AW research👇
On 14 May, the Afghan newspaper Hasht e Subh Daily reported on its website that the Taliban closed a park and women's market in Samangan.
The park was the only recreation facility and marketplace for women and girls in the province. (2/11)
AW followed up on this news with a number of sources on the ground, including a former employee of the department of women's affairs, a local journalist, and a civil #activist in Samangan in order to find out more. (3/11)
(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