Taliban Deny Claims They Are Trying to Join Hamas on the Battlefield – By VOA Afghan Service (VOA News) / Oct 9, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Taliban have been forced to deny claims that they are trying to join Hamas fighters, after a fake post on the X social media platform claimed the Afghan militant group wants to travel to fight in the war.
Analysts say this has put the Taliban into the difficult position of publicly backing away from active support for Hamas and possibly angering some of their own cadre.
A social media account, Taliban Public Relations Department, which later changed its name to #Free Palestine, posted on Saturday that the Taliban contacted Iran, Iraq and Jordan for passage to join Hamas in the ongoing fighting between the militant group and Israel.
The post was viewed 2.5 million times and was also carried by some media outlets.
