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Afghan Women Spoke: A People’s Tribunal listened

Speaker: Rachel Reid

Afghan women may have been silenced in their own country, but in December 2025, they were given a very public platform to tell the world about life under the Taliban – The People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan. The tribunal took place in Europe, but Afghans were able to watch the hearings via satellite […]

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The Conversation: From the morality police to suspected UK war crimes

Speaker: Kate Clark Speaker: Rachel Reid Speaker: Roxanna Shapour

AAN authors discuss three in depth reports: Kate Clark on what has changed in the year since the introduction of the ‘Vice and Virtue’ law in Afghanistan, Roxanna Shapour discusses a survey on men’s views about the restrictions on women and finally, Rachel Reid gives a glimpse into her forthcoming report on alleged war crimes […]

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Are blood feuds on the way out? A special report from Khost province  

Speaker: Rachel Reid Speaker: Sharif Akram

Blood feuds have long been a feature of Afghan society, claiming countless lives and perpetuating conflict that sometimes spans generations. In recent decades, however, this has shifted, particularly as a young Afghans have begun to question tribal traditions. Original research by AAN’s Sharif Akram in Khost province suggests that this shift in social norms springs […]

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The Conversation:  Authors discuss a selection of AAN’s best reports

Speaker: Kate Clark Speaker: Rachel Reid Speaker: Roxanna Shapour

Every month AANCast dives into some of our longer reports, to give you a flavour of our more in-depth reporting, in discussion with a range of authors. This month, we’re looking at the International Criminal Court issuing of arrest warrants for two of the leaders of Islamic Emirate for the international crime of gender persecution, […]

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The Daily Hustle: How to get a national ID card in Afghanistan if you’re a Kuchi

Speaker: Roxanna Shapour

The Daily Hustle is our series of first-person accounts by one Afghan about one aspect of their daily life. On our website, you can find stories such as the girl who was so appalled by madrasa education, she persuaded her family to set one up for girls, the labourer and his wife taking in a […]

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Losing His Immunity: Former Afghan MP Haji Zaher extradited to US on drug charges

Speaker: Rachel Reid

In this episode we look at the dramatic fall of Haji Abdul Zaher Qadir, once a powerful Afghan commander and politician, now facing drug trafficking charges in the United States, after being arrested at a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, in April 2025. Haji Zaher, as he’s best known, was a prominent police commander and parliamentarian […]

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The Daily Hustle: Afghans flee the Iran-Israel war

Speaker: Roxanna Shapour

As the conflict between Israel and Iran escalated, many Afghans who had been living in Iran opted to return to Afghanistan, fearing for their safety. The Iranian government’s current drive to deport Afghans had already accelerated the pace of ‘returns’. However, for Afghans who had lived through years of conflict in their own country, the […]

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Mit den Taliban verhandeln?

“Bundestalk” podcast of taz daily, 18 August 2023 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is one of the guests in this podcast of Berlin daily Tageszeitung (taz) discussing the world’s difficult relationship with the Taleban regime: talking with the ‘de facto authorities’ or boycotting them because of their dismal human/women rights policies? How to aid a population under […]

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AAN Co-director, Thomas Ruttig discusses the possible ‘peace in sight’ in Afghanistan after 40 years (in German) – March 2019

Speaker: Thomas Ruttig

AAN’s Thomas Ruttig discusses the possible ‘peace in sight’ in Afghanistan after 40 years of conflict with Lage Der Nation (in German).  

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Fabrizio Foschini discusses his new report mapping Kabul’s 22 police districts – March 2019

Speaker: Fabrizio Foschini

Fabrizio Foschini, author of the new AAN  report, “Kabul Unpacked: A Geographical Guide to a Metropolis In The Making” discusses the history and development of Kabul city.  

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AAN Co-director, Thomas Ruttig on history of Afghan conflict and the current peace process (in German) – February 2019

Speaker: Thomas Ruttig

AAN’s Thomas Ruttig discusses history of the Afghan conflict, Taleban and current peace process with German outlet Jung & Naiv.      

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