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Posts tagged with ‘Taliban’

  • Dec132024

    The Targeting of Ethnic Tajiks by Online Extremists: A Global Problem

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    Introduction Extremist groups increasingly target ethnic Tajiks for recruitment through sophisticated online propaganda campaigns, resulting in some of the world’s…

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  • Sep202024

    TTP’s Alliance with the Afghan Taliban: In ISKP’s Crosshairs

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    Introduction  The exit of the US forces and the Taliban’s subsequent takeover of Kabul in August 2021 has significantly reshaped…

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  • Apr292024

    Tech and Terror: Why Have Drones Not Penetrated the Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Landscape? 

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    Introduction The Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) region is one of the world’s most volatile and competitive militant landscapes. The region has lost…

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  • Jan302024

    Telegram’s Role in Amplifying Tehreek-e-Taliban’s Umar Media Propaganda and Sympathiser Outreach

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    Introduction Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is an Islamist terrorist group that operates under the umbrella of the Afghan Taliban (AT) along…

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  • Dec222023

    Pro-Taliban Media Campaign Highlights Regional Threats to Afghanistan’s Neighbours

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    Introduction One online media campaign frequently expresses views that are consistent with those held among top policymakers in the Taliban…

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  • Nov062023

    A Revival of Online Terror Propaganda Ecosystems in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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    Introduction Two years following the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, the now prevailing ecosystem of the so-called Islamic Emirate…

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  • Apr172023

    Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP): Operating with Impunity Online

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    This entry is part of a series of monthly blogs dedicated to TCAP expansion, explaining the reasons for the inclusion…

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  • Dec202022

    How the Taliban is Building New Grey Areas for Global Tech to Address

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    Introduction It has been more than a year since horrifying images of the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan emerged. The…

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  • Oct122022

    The Taliban’s Use of Twitter as a Tool to Spread their Voice

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    Introduction According to the principle of realism described by Noam Chomsky in his book Propaganda and the Public Mind, those…

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  • Apr122022

    The Taliban’s Trajectory in Securing Geographic, Electronic, and Geopolitical Sanctuaries

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    Though long hostile to social media, the Taliban regime readily embraced the haven on the Internet, setting up social media…

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