Taliban’s propaganda war in Afghanistan – 16 Oct 07
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When the Taliban controlled Afghanistan before the 2001 invasion, entertainment of any kind was banned. But ironically, in their attempt to regain control of the country, their propaganda is now being disseminated using television, videos and music. And as Hamish Macdonald reports, tapes like those received by Al Jazeera can be quite revealing. This conflict is largely viewed from the side of Nato and US forces. Media access is regularly granted and journalists often travel to the frontline. Rarely though do we see these battles from the other side. The Taliban, in an apparent attempt to display its resurgence has delivered 14 tapes to Al Jazeera. We cannot be certain when or where these images were filmed. Among the footage are attacks on Afghan police vehicles. The tape shows one person trying to escape, before being shot. The cars are then set alight. Another tape shows Taliban fighters proudly displaying what they discovered last year at an empty US military out-post. They appear particularly intrigued by the night-vision goggles. Waheed Mozhdah, former Taliban foreign ministry adviser, said: “The Taliban like to show powerful himself and show the enemy weak. I don’t know how much the people believe that in the villages.” The Taliban carried out a month-long campaign of suicide bombings and roadside attacks during Ramadan. These tapes demonstrate some of the techniques being used. Nato and US led coalition forces here say they have made major gains against the enemy …
25 Comments
June 7th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
why did they throw the donkey down
fucking assholes
June 7th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
The US wants a fight??? They came to the right place!!!
June 7th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
@yaziey09 from what i know malaysia is a scum hole.. and now a breeding ground for muslim fundamentalists.. your country is garbage.. you have are very uneducated and ignorant if you dont realize that you cannot use sophisticated weapons when dealing with something as basic as someone hidnig behind a family
June 7th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
@50poiuyt unfortunately they are too few in numbers, are poor, mal nutritioned, terrible education if any at all, ignorant, hateful, and will never win. versus the total opposite of a first world nation coalition army that owns most of the worlds wealth.. get owned cave men
June 7th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
lmao wearing the night vision goggles during the day.. i hope the fucker was blinded
June 7th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
@SonofYugoslavia The Taliban government was actively sheltering Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaida’s entire leadership, which, I might add, directed the deadliest single series of attacks in the world which killed almost 3,000 American civillians, so yes, the Afghans did “come to the USA and make war” as you put it.
June 7th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Taliban fights for their land ,their freedom.They will win!
June 7th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
US army with sophisticated weapons still can’t win the war..??
very funny..those soldiers are clown..lol..
June 7th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
no no no ,in minute 0:37,it’s a ambush in algeria
June 7th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
FACK iSLAM
June 7th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
It´s a shame what the USA Politic is still doing in this world…it´s fucking making me anrgy…you are killing and stealing resources and all of this is covered in “a war against terrorism” shit. What the fuck do you think you are?…I try not to hate but you assholes are going to far. Do the Afgans come to the USA and make war? NOOOO the USA is in Afganistan!!!
Stop that shit USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
@ImTheMightyOne
ISLAM = SHIT
June 8th, 2010 at 12:04 am
@ImTheMightyOne
Yeah yeah, and he yelled Allah akbar, “I’m ready ti fuck those 72 ugly fat hairy virgin bitches” hahahaha Allah akbar, punk and that he may kiss 72 times my balls while I’ll give hem a cople of cock smacks , you religious retard.You belong to the most dumbest of this globe, come go go go allah shit on me head, thank you Allah you are so great, you are the greatest”! hahaha you worthless cunt
June 8th, 2010 at 12:35 am
@longsweep1
A muslim you wish boy, im your worst nightmare im the guy who told the guy to do what he did in the last time square bombing
he did so because h bowed down to the ight realising you and the asshole fuckers in USA are pure wrong.
June 8th, 2010 at 1:22 am
@longsweep1,
Exactly.
how could u a brown eyed daft queer discuss with me a blue eyed boy anything about war.
Youre the thick as shit fuck who thinks duhhh.
that 100,000,000 billion dollar price tag usa put on the war in Iraq and Afghhanistan must be accurate because thats how much it costs to drop off a few dudes with anks and machine guns in those countries.
I.E yove never been on holiday oputside USA because youre a fuck weed. LOl
June 8th, 2010 at 1:27 am
@ImTheMightyOne
pfff fuck off, you’re wast, how could I discuss with you while you’re to dumb to get, read, and understand things… maybe it’s obvious you are a true muslim, you better stick to your quran dumb boy
June 8th, 2010 at 1:32 am
@longsweep1,
Well were are you from spastic boy,
because it cant be from anywhere normal.
It will have to be a warzone where your mommy and dday are kept rich thanks to the USA otherwise you if you were free would be able to see USA is a shithole military.
You daft yid.
18th maqy 2010 Afghanistan Taliban thrash and destroy USA military in its capital.
Proof that USa’s military is OWNED by the Taliban.
June 8th, 2010 at 2:10 am
@longsweep1
Hense why in 5 years China will be richer than you daft USA cowards who say duhhh
yeah war against Afghanistan and Iraq would cost 1000,000,000 billion to send guys with machine guns there.
June 8th, 2010 at 3:02 am
@longsweep1,
hahaha,
my country is England and it created the world wide web which you tube lives on.
Have you nothing better?
Veitnam, Russia and China are freinds of the west!
LMAO!!!
Oh dear youve realy lost the plot havent you.
Selling you daft yanks items for massive amounts of cost is not friends.
Its called owning you USA cowards.
June 8th, 2010 at 3:44 am
@ImTheMightyOne
Hey look, you’re to dumb to talk with it’s already the 4th time I’ve said that I’m not American… sorry, that reflects your roots again, go pray some more, and think on my ass opening to let my shit fall on that so called holy book of yours, dumbo
June 8th, 2010 at 3:48 am
@ImTheMightyOne
Haha you would wish Afgahnistan was like vietnam, but look Vietnam is a friend of the West, and Russia and China, they know and see welfare, people are modern overthere, and open minded, they have a good economy, and you want to compare it to Afghanistan, hahaha idiot
June 8th, 2010 at 4:09 am
@ImTheMightyOne
You hate the US so much, that you’re using YOUTUBE?! haha dumb dumb dumb dumb cunt…pfffff dude you have an award coming your way, for the most dumbest guy I ever met.Thaha it’s time to pray go, go , go
June 8th, 2010 at 5:05 am
@longsweep1
And the majority of USA is not blue eyed, its brown eyed you daft fucking yid.
Its us you USA cowards are dieing for fighting the onslaught of the filth.
And all i can write is youre doing a shit assed job of it.
You bend over like cowards every other day.
Saying yeah their our friends while your people write lets kill them all.
Your line is bullshit and you USA are owned by arabs you cowards untactical retards
June 8th, 2010 at 5:43 am
@longsweep1,
Exactly,
You in the USA are the filth of the earth.
We are not white or black we are just bastards killing.
HAHAHARR
And what hurts the most is when you lose you run away so fas it proves you cowards.
Korea, Veitnam.
Both countries on the grip.
June 8th, 2010 at 5:47 am
@ImTheMightyOne
You dumb, dumb, dumb cunt, talking about cowards, and not even knowing what it means… Go ask your mom about cowards, oh yeah and don’t forget to hold her burka high otherwise you would’nt understand her.Stupid shit raghead