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Information environment Disinformation Taliban

Mar 31

Disinformation: Old video used to stoke fears of Taliban invading Tajikistan

Man killed in 2015 falsely portrayed as leading a new attack against Tajikistan.

Information environment Media

Mar 31

US-funded local language media at risk of closure

Trump’s funding freeze leaves exiled media scrambling for resources.

Information environment Disinformation Internal Discord Taliban

Mar 26

Sirajuddin Haqqani resurfaces after 50 days amid claims of resignation

Taliban denies resignation reports as Haqqani reappears in Khost

Information environment Taliban

Feb 25

“TalibLeaks”: Massive Taliban data leak offers few real insights

50GB of hacked documents mostly contain mundane administrative files.

Security Internal Discord Information environment Taliban

Feb 14

Senior Taliban official Mullah Baradar allegedly injured as Supreme Leader deploys forces in capital

Reports of blocked travel in Kabul and disappearances suggest growing tensions.

Policies and Restrictions Information environment Taliban

Feb 3

Taliban moral police launches “women’s rights” campaign

Campaign follows ICC investigation into gender-based abuses.

Information environment Foreign relations Protests Social Media Cricket Women's rights Taliban

Feb 3

Afghan diaspora divided over cricket boycott call

UK MPs’ call to exclude Afghanistan from cricket contests splits diaspora over “sportswashing” and national pride

Information environment Human Rights Education ICC Women's rights Education ban Taliban

Feb 3

ICC calls for Taliban arrests over gender-based crimes ignite debate

Opposition hails accountability while Taliban seeks to rally support

Information environment Media Terrorism Threats Security Social Media ISKP Propaganda

Dec 9

ISKP calls for “lone wolf” attacks in Khorasan

First calls for attacks in the territory marks a strategic shift for the group

Information environment Disinformation Foreign relations Media NRF Social Media Resistance

Dec 9

NRF social media campaign seeks support from Trump cabinet picks

Using official channels and unofficial pro-NRF accounts, the group promotes its stance to the U.S. and appeals for tougher anti-Taliban policy

Information environment Education Media Women's rights Taliban Propaganda Children

Dec 9

Women and children’s radicalisation under the Taliban administration

Lectures by female scholar and a children’s play among strategies to promote jihadi ideology

Media Religious Freedom Arrests Information environment Taliban

Oct 9

Taliban announce tighter controls on media, scholars, and online platforms

Taliban ban TikTok and PUBG, restrict controversial discussions in media and target political analysts

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