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By BBC World Service

Why the Taliban love social media

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Published August 24, 2021 3:00pm

While the stereotype of the Afghan Taliban is that they lack sophistication, that certainly isnโ€™t true for their online presence, which is geared to influence across many languages within Afghanistan and around the world. Adam Rutland co-founder of the Centre for Information Resilience looks at the effectiveness of their campaign and how they have learnt from both ISIS and Hamas.

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