Spotlight: Afghanistan - Taliban Prove Media-Savvy As Kidnappers -- With World Attention, Militants Gain Platform to Slap U.S., Pursue Agenda
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › August 16, 2007
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KABUL, Afghanistan - A string of hostage dramas in Afghanistan has been a publicity coup for the Islamic militants of the Taliban, who hope high-profile kidnappings will help drive out foreigners and make Afghans view them as powerful.
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Spotlight: Afghanistan - Taliban Prove Media-Savvy As Kidnappers -- With World Attention, Militants Gain Platform to Slap U.S., Pursue Agenda
Gains headlines, platform: In the latest and biggest case, militants grabbed 23 South Koreans in mid-July and within days released video images and an audio inte...
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