The International Crisis Group notes that the Taliban’s successful media campaign has resulted in a ”weakening of public support for nation-building, even though few actively support the Taliban.”To best compete in the War of Ideas, the ICG recommends that the Afghan government increase dialogue and transparency by “responding quickly to civilian casualties and other alleged abuses that are likely to feed into insurgent propaganda,” and “speaking out strongly and consistently about Taliban killings and attacks, while holding the international community and Afghan national security agencies proportionately accountable for their actions.”
