Taliban’s PSYOP – strategic enabler for the 2021 offensive

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Authors

BURDA Robin

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Small Wars & Insurgencies
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09592318.2023.2245209
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2023.2245209
Keywords Taliban; PSYOP; offensive; Twitter
Description The paper focuses primarily on the Taliban’s psychological operations (PSYOP) during their offensive in 2021. The unexpected rapidity of the Taliban’s advance led to a question about the role of the Taliban’s PSYOP during the offensive, which is the primary research problem. The paper is not only an intrinsic case study, but also an instrumental part of a broader research of PSYOP of non-state armed actors. The analysis showed that PSYOP played a key role primarily before and after the offensive, while during the Taliban’s advance, their role was secondary to the use of conventional warfare.
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