Foreign Policy
On September 8, Vanda Felbab-Brown joins Florida International University for the discussion, “Twenty years after 9/11: An in-depth look at foreign policy in Afghanistan and the Middle East.”
Looking ahead, the Taliban will certainly want to use technology for its own PR and propaganda purposes. But now that it has taken over Afghanistan, it will in all probability want to restrict social media access to the Afghan population in its bid to reduce their access to information. Platforms like Twitter and WhatsApp will have to figure out how to deal with the Taliban's propaganda, while still trying to ensure that Afghans retain their access to these platforms if the Taliban attempts to restrict access.
ISIS-K is a sworn enemy of the Taliban. Even before today’s complex attack in Kabul, there had been real questions about how effective an eventual Taliban government would be in warding off ISIS-K threats.
