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Old Image Shared as Recent Explosion in Kabul

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Armed attacks were carried out by the Afghanistan Freedom Front on the Taliban forces in the 9th and 4th districts of Kabul city on November 27. These attacks took place at Kabul Airport road and Salim Karwan area of ​​Kabul city, killing 6 Taliban forces and injuring 3. Following these events, a number of social […]

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Viral Social Media Claims of the return of former President Ashraf Ghani to Afghanistan are fake. 

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Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani fled the nation after American troops left Afghanistan and Taliban took control over Kabul on 15 August 2021. After leaving Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani and his close allies took refuge in the United Arab Emirates.  However, several social media users have shared fake claims about Ashraf Ghani returning to Afghanistan or […]

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An old image from Afghanistan shared with context to recent clashes in Pakistan. 

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Clashes erupted between Pakistani police and supporters of Former Pakistani Prime minister Imran Khan in the aftermath of police trying to arrest the politician.  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and police clashed on March 15, in Lahore’s Zaman Park area.  An image is being recently shared on social media with context to clashes at Zaman park.  […]

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Old and Unrelated Images Shared In Relation To The Recent Blasts Near Russian Embassy in Kabul

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Media reported six Afghan citizens along with two Russian officials were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a suicide bomb blast near Russian Embassy in Kabul. This attack was carried out on the September 5, 2022. Based on published reports, ISIS has claimed responsibility for this suicide attack. Following this news, a […]

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This woman is not the victim of the recent suicide blast in a school in Kabul. 

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After the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban on 15 August 2021, there has been huge criticism by international media and human rights organizations against the Taliban government over human rights violations especially against minorities in the country.  The recent attack in an educational center in Kabul has once again raised security concerns for the […]

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India Today, the Guardian shares 2019 image as recent blast in Kabul

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The image does not show the recent blast in the mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. A massive explosion struck a mosque in northern Kabul in Afghanistan on Wednesday, 17 August, during evening prayers, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others. The Taliban intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters that the explosion occurred […]

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Old and unrelated images shared as recent blasts in Kabul.

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A deadly blast at Abdul Rahim Shahid School in Kabul on 19 March 2022 left six killed and more than 20 wounded. However, a lot of misinformation is also being shared on social media in the context of the unfortunate blast in school in Kabul.  A Twitter user shared some images and claimed it to […]

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