Clubhouse in a conflict zone: Afghans confront Taliban on audio app


The Clubhouse app icon (second from right) on a mobile phone screen in Kabul. As war rages across the countryside, young Afghans are plugging in their earphones and logging into audio-based app Clubhouse to argue with the Taliban and pitch counter-offensive tactics. — AFP

KABUL: As war rages across the countryside, young Afghans are plugging in their earphones and logging into audio-based app Clubhouse to argue with the Taliban and pitch counter-offensive tactics.

Launched in the United States at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the platform acts as a giant conference call and first found popularity among American tech entrepreneurs as a forum for discussing startups and cryptocurrencies.

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