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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@mirkel and Matt Farwell's American Cipher. Even I’m stunned at how Taliban propaganda set the western media narrative on Berdahl’s captivity – even though evidence of his collaboration, etc. was completely and obviously manufacturedNäytä tämä ketju
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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I had heard that some tried to surrender - I find that very interesting (source?). The TB had tried for at least 4 yrs before their release to get them back. There were a number of possible negotiating possibilities that were premised on their release yrs before the Berdahl deal.
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I think there’s some evidence at least on Khairkhwa but who knows, honestly. Its probably a weak point, but the divergence btn how they treated their guys and how the US treated their guy broke my heart
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The speed with which public opinion turned against Bergdahl seemed almost incomprehensible; *except* a foundation was already in place, especially in right wing media.
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