Afghan Witness Reports

Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) uses a wealth of visual material to communicate as a group on social messaging platforms, including stickers, gifs, posters and infographics. This investigation analyses an indicative sample of visual materials shared by the ISKP to identify key narratives in the content, provide explanations of their context, and assess their purposes.

First calls for attacks in the territory marks a strategic shift for the group

Lectures by female scholar and a children’s play among strategies to promote jihadi ideology

How the Taliban and ISKP strategically use imagery of children and women to manipulate public perception