US Fights Taliban On Another Front: Public Relations

From The Christian Science Monitor:

As Afghan insurgents exploit popular anger at civilian deaths, the US is hitting back with its own message.

Herat, Afghanistan - More than a week has passed since a United States bombardment killed civilians in western Afghanistan, but the battle between coalition forces and the Taliban has only intensified on another front: public relations.

Civilian deaths caused by US, NATO, and Afghan operations – which, according to the United Nations, topped 800 last year – have long provoked public fury that the Taliban can exploit. But in response, the US has also begun to control the message, often by providing a counternarrative or admitting responsibility.

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