The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday released the first edition of a magazine for women, apparently aiming to convince its target readership to join the militant group and take up jihad.
The first edition of "Sunnat E Khaula" -- which translates as 'The Way of Khaula', referring to an early female follower of the Prophet Muhammad -- published by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) features a picture of a woman veiled from head to toe on its front cover.
Inside is an interview with the TTP's leader's wife, who is not named, in which she talks about being married to the head of the militant group, Fazlullah Khorasani, at the age of 14.
At the height of the Taliban's influence in Pakistan, the militant group regularly put out publications in Urdu and English, hoping to attract recruits to its ranks.
The militant group was also active on Facebook and Twitter, but most of its social media pages have now been closed.
Pakistan's military launched an offensive against insurgent groups in the country's northwest in late 2014 after the Taliban attacked a military-run school killing more than 150 people, mostly children.
Security has since improved, though the Taliban continues to sporadically launch attacks, including one last month on a market in Lahore that killed 26 people.
The first edition of "Sunnat E Khaula" -- which translates as 'The Way of Khaula', referring to an early female follower of the Prophet Muhammad -- published by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) features a picture of a woman veiled from head to toe on its front cover.
Inside is an interview with the TTP's leader's wife, who is not named, in which she talks about being married to the head of the militant group, Fazlullah Khorasani, at the age of 14.
At the height of the Taliban's influence in Pakistan, the militant group regularly put out publications in Urdu and English, hoping to attract recruits to its ranks.
The militant group was also active on Facebook and Twitter, but most of its social media pages have now been closed.
Pakistan's military launched an offensive against insurgent groups in the country's northwest in late 2014 after the Taliban attacked a military-run school killing more than 150 people, mostly children.
Security has since improved, though the Taliban continues to sporadically launch attacks, including one last month on a market in Lahore that killed 26 people.
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