This could be just me -- but the Taliban appears to have shifted its messaging (and the way they are transmitting those messages) in recent weeks/months. I'd be curious to hear what @ThJohnsonNPS or others have to say about it...
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And they have a clearer message. This video kills me. A fighter casually remarks that their detention practices aligned with the Geneva Conventions. And that, of course, they support their leadership in peace talks. https://twitter.com/baryalkunduzai1/status/1208333353495216128?s=21 …
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That isn’t quite the story I’ve heard on the ground, but it’s the story they need their fighters to tell now. It is, of course, strategic. However much the roughness of their image allows people to underestimate them, they are incredibly good at strat comms.
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They turned a POW who they tortured, who repeatedly resisted, tried to escape, into a traitor by playing the western media and US domestic politics. (Side note: some of the Talibs swapped for Bergdahl had tried to surrender. They unlike Bergdahl were welcomed back as heroes)
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They must know that, from here on, they’ll have to establish their legitimacy in the press and look like they are controlling the process. They’re telling NBC they're on the verge of intra-Afghan talks, a subtle step further than what they’ve said beforehttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-aiming-inclusive-afghan-government-spokesman-says-n1103656 …
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And they’re telling TOLO that they’re internally consulting about a ceasefire, a far bigger step.https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/taliban-gets-go-ahead-ceasefire-elders-sources …
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They are brilliant at strategic communications, but with that said they are always looking for an opening for a larger message or policy. They are extremely patient and strategically plan the evolution of their messages, be it “change” in their policies/goals or “evolution”.
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Looks like a NATO calibre weapon - while the other guys have 7.62 AKM types - this guy seems to have a bit of status.
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