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Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions

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80% Informative

The Taliban 's police force proudly shows off its newly-acquired network of 90,000 CCTV cameras.

The cameras are used to monitor the day-to-day lives of millions of people in Kabul .

The Taliban say the cameras will help fight crime, but critics fear it will be used to clamp down on dissent.

Rights groups are concerned about who is being monitored and for how long.

Some of the cost of installing the new network is falling on ordinary Afghans who are being monitored by the system.

Taliban officials refused to answer questions about where they sourced the equipment.

The Taliban say that if people do not want to contribute, they can put in an official complaint.

Rights campaigners have concerns over how such a powerful surveillance system will be used.

VR Score

82

Informative language

81

Neutral language

42

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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