We categorize the most circulated videos into three production eras and formats.

Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghanistan has undergone a dramatic regression in human rights, particularly regarding the status of women and girls. International observers, including the United Nations and various human rights organizations, have documented a systematic dismantling of civil liberties, pushing women out of public life and severely restricting their fundamental freedoms.

A mullah in the background says, “They built walls. We built a field.”

The Taliban’s most desired project, according to leaked chat logs: “The Technocrat” — a biopic of an engineer who rebuilds the Kajaki Dam while ignoring the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue. The script was rejected. Too much dialogue. Not enough boots crushing things.