Residents across Afghanistan are racing to delete photos and social media accounts that could somehow link them to people from Western nations, international human rights groups, the Afghan military or the recently collapsed Afghan government.
As the Taliban maintain control of Kabul, residents across Afghanistan are racing to delete photos from their mobile phones and social media accounts that could somehow link them to people from Western nations, international human rights groups, the Afghan military or the recently collapsed Afghan government.
“They asked my uncle if he was a military commander,” she said, adding that eventually one of her relatives was forced to intervene and explain that he was mentally unwell. “I also deleted some stuff just in case they try to check mine.” In Kabul, many who are worried about being targeted by the Taliban are urging their friends and family to begin editing their digital lives, but stop short of deleting their entire social media profiles, which also serve as a crucial conduit to family and resources inside and outside the country.
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, the government banned music and barred women from attending school or leaving their homes without a male escort. In 2001, the U.S. toppled the Taliban leadership and installed a democratic government that aimed to protect women’s and minority rights. But the Taliban maintained control over parts of the country and continued to wage attacks against the U.S.-backed government in Kabul, which included officials who were often viewed as corrupt.
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