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 by British special forces in Afghanistan. Duration: 31 minutes Shownotes: The reports discussed in this episode are A year of Propagating Virtue and Preventi...

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 from greater access to education and increased exposure to other cultures and values. His report is read by Rachel Reid. ...

Every month AANCast dives into some of our longer reports, to give you a flavour of our in-depth reporting, in discussion with a range of authors. In this episode, we’re looking what to expect from the arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court for two Taliban for the international crime of gender persecution, with Rachel Reid and Ehsan Qaane, while AAN’s Kate Clark talks us through her report on the impact of massive American aid cuts to Afghanistan, and Roxanna Shapour pulls out ...

The Daily Hustle is our series of first-person accounts by one Afghan about one aspect of their daily life, as they adjust to Taliban rule. In this episode, we hear from a woman who, though born and raised in Pakistan, was forced to leave. As part of the wave of mass deportations and expulsions, she suddenly found herself in Afghanistan – a country she had never lived in, but was now expected to call home. Roxanna Shapour reads her account of this traumatic move and her struggles to settle in...

In this episide of the The Daily Hustle, we hear from an Afghan who had to flee Iran when conflict between Israel and Iran escalated in June 2025. The Iranian government’s 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 ominous drums of war served as a powerful catalyst to flee Iran. AAN’s Nur Khan Himmat heard the story of a man who left his home in Tehran and took his family to star...

In this episode we look at the dramatic fall of Haji Abdul Zaher Qadir, once a powerful Afghan commander and politician, who is 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 and was accused, multiple times, throughout the Islamic Republic era, of connections to drug smuggling, running private militias and land-grabbing. In this epis...