Social media, Sharia law, and 'friendly' foreign policy: The Taliban 2.0
Published 17 Aug,2021 via FRANCE 24 - As they completed their takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban insisted that they would not revert to the brutal medieval rule that turned the hardline Islamist group into an international pariah in the late 1990s. Dubbed the Taliban 2.0 for their skilled use of social media, the militant's image revamp is being greeted by deep skepticism.
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