Biometric Update, SIM fraudsters nettle South Asia; biometrics pushed as answer, 19 Dec 2023 “India continues to inch closer to requiring fingerprint scans when companies issue SIM cards. Officials...
Morgan Meaker, Wired, WhatsApp Made a Movie About Afghan Women’s Soccer, 2 Aug 2023 “WhatsApp’s 30-minute film shows members of Afghanistan’s under-15 women’s soccer team exchanging panicked messages over...
Nils Adler, AL Jazeera, How Afghan women secretly learn judo — over WhatsApp, 21 July 2023. “While Khalili and her opponent spar, in the corner of the room, a...
UK MP Tobias Ellwood’s video on Afghanistan was not well-received in the UK (but was reposted by the Taliban). Here’s a summary: Roh Yakobi, KabulNow, Opinion: Normalising the Taliban...
Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters, Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes, 28 March 2023 “The Taliban administration has allowed girls to...
AFP/Guardian, Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul, 28 March 2023 “Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayers.” This has...
AFP/IBT, Banned From School, Afghan Girls Turn To Madrassas, 15 March 2023 “Now that there are smartphones and the internet… schools are not the only way to get an...