Free Hate at Scale

In May 2024, something unprecedented appeared on screens across Central Asia. A 52-second video in Pashto featured a news anchor calmly claiming responsibility for a terrorist attack in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The anchor looked local, spoke fluently, and delivered the message with professional composure. There was just one problem: the anchor did not exist. The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) had produced its first AI-generated propaganda bulletin, and the implications for global security,