Author: Bořivoj Nachtmann

Finishing the Fight for Freedom: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Strategic Communication of the “Freedom Jihad” Narrative Frame on X

14 Dec 2025

Finishing the Fight for Freedom: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Strategic Communication of the “Freedom Jihad” Narrative Frame on X
Bořivoj Nachtmann Article This article examines the strategic communication of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) between November 2022 and August 2023. Specifically, it focuses on the official spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, whose account is the central node of the IEA’s X network. Drawing on Nicole Ball’s framework of post-conflict state reconstruction and utilizing the approach of Teun A. van Dijk’s…

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