Extremist propaganda has long been produced in the lawless haven for the Taliban and al-Qaeda known as the “tribal belt.” Lately, however, there has been a regional boom in DVDs celebrating al-Qaeda operations, beheadings of purported U.S. spies and scenes of Taliban fighters attacking U.S. forces.
“This is a media war on the part of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, aimed at exaggerating their victories as well as getting maximum sympathies of the masses through horrific footage and emotional sermons,” said Silab Mehsud, a tribal journalist working in South Waziristan, part of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
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