New statement from the Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān: “Another Heinous Act of the Oppressive State of Pakistan Under the Guise of Expelling Afghan Refugees!”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān — Another Heinous Act of the Oppressive State of Pakistan Under the Guise of Expelling Afghan Refugees!

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Check out my new open access journal article for Policy & Internet: “‘Highly nuanced policy is very difficult to apply at scale’: Examining researcher account and content takedowns online”

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Abstract:

Since 2019, researchers examining, archiving, and collecting extremist and terrorist materials online have increasingly been taken offline. In part a consequence of the automation of content moderation by different technology companies and national governments calling for ever quicker takedowns. Based on an online survey of peers in the field, this research highlights that up to 60% of researchers surveyed have had either their accounts or content they have posted or stored online taken down from varying platforms. Beyond the quantitative data, this research also garnered qualitative answers about concerns individuals in the field had related to this problem set, namely, the lack of transparency on the part of the technology companies, hindering actual research and understanding of complicated and evolving issues related to different extremist and terrorist phenomena, undermining potential collaboration within the research field, and the potential of self-censorship online. An easy solution to this would be a whitelist, though there are inherent downsides related to this as well, especially between researchers at different levels in their careers, institutional affiliation or lack thereof, and inequalities between researchers from the West versus Global South. Either way, securitizing research in however form it evolves in the future will fundamentally hurt research.

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New statement from the Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān: “Declaration Regarding the Return of Afghan Refugees and Arrangements of the Afghan Government”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān — Declaration Regarding the Return of Afghan Refugees and Arrangements of the Afghan Government

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #415″

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For prior newsletter issues see: #414, #413, #412, #411, #410, #409, #408, #407, #406, #405, #404, #403, #402, #401, #400, #399, #398, #397, #396, #395, #394,  #393, #392, #391, #390, #389, #388, #387, #386, #385, #384, #383, #382, #381, #380, #379, #378, #377, #376, #375, #374, #373, #372, #371, #370, #369, #368, #367, #366, #365, #364, #363, #362, #361, #360, #359, #358, #357, #356, #355, #354, #353, #352, #351, #350, #349, #348, #347, #346, #345, #344, #343, #342, #341, #340, #339, #338, #337, #336, #335, #334, #333, #332, #331, #330, #329, #328, #327, #326, #325, #324, #323, #322, #321, #320, #319, #318, #317, #316, #315, #314, #313,  #312, #311, #310, #309, #308, #307, #306, #305, #304, #303, #302, #301, #300, #299, #298, #297, #296, #295, #294, #293, #292, #291, #290, #289, #288, #287, #286, #285, #284, #283, #282, #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #229, #228, #227, #226, #225, #224, #223, #222, #221, #220, #219, #218, #217, #216, #215, #214, #213, #212, #211, #210, #209, #208, #207, #206, #205, #204, #203, #202, #201, #200, #199, #198, #197, #196, #195, #194, #193, #192, #191, #190, #189, #188, #187, #186, #185, #184, #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178, #177, #176, #175, #174, #173, #172, #171, #170, #169, #168, #167, #166, #165, #164, #163, #162, #161, #160, #159, #158, #157, #156, #155, #154, #153, #152, #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121, #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #415

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New magazine released: “Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān Magazine, Issue #21″

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For prior magazine issues see: #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān Magazine, Issue #21

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Dhabīḥ Allah Mujāhid: “Declaration On Afghan Refugees In Pakistan and Other Countries”

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For the past 45 years, Afghans have been facing many problems and migrations due to invasions and war in different countries, this situation has been imposed on Afghans and our nation has been forced to do so.

Now, that Afghan refugees are facing various problems and forced deportation; the followings are important and need to be considered:

1-First of all, we would like to thank all the countries that have given Afghans a place in their homeland in the last 40 years, now, once again, we call on them not to forcefully deport Afghans without preparation; rather, give them enough time and countries should use tolerance in terms of good neighborhood, Islamic brotherhood and human affection.

2-Afghans have not created problems for the security of the countries in which they live, nor are they involved in instability.

3-We want the neighboring countries to treat Afghan refugees well, keeping in mind the principles of Islamic brotherhood.

4-From the countries that Afghans return to their homeland as a result of forced deportation, the goods, money and other assets that they are carrying out with them are their personal property and right, no one has the right to turn them away or impose unfair and unjust conditions on them.

5-Those Afghans who are forcibly deported from other countries due to recent difficulties; in order for them to come home, All Afghans, including investors and business owners should remain in close contact with the High Commission for Addressing the Problems of Migrants and extend their support in refugee’s transition, accommodation, shelter, medical treatment and other possible and potential areas.

6-As the Islamic Emirate is in place and the government has ensured security across the country and maintained the atmosphere of brotherhood among Afghans, the officials of the Islamic Emirate have been instructed to help the returnees with full sincerity and accuracy as well as utilize every possible mean to serve them in a proper way.

7-The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and other related entities should provide necessary facilities to the returning businessmen, investors and industrialists.

8-Those Afghans who have left the country due to political concerns, we assure them to return and live peacefully in their country.

May Allah grant both the Islamic Emirate officials and the public the opportunity to provide facilities and services for the Afghan returnees.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

۱۶/۴/۱۴۴۵ھ ق

۹/۸/۱۴۰۲ھ ش – 2023/10/31 م

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