Taliban email list 'made public'
A Taliban spokesman has reportedly sent a email in which he inadvertently CC'd the entire Taliban mailing list.
A Taliban fighter in Pakistan. The Taliban have mistakenly revealed the names of everyone on their email list
By Barney Henderson
12:53PM GMT 17 Nov 2012
Qari Yousuf Ahmedi, an official Taliban spokesperson, forwarded a press release from another Taliban spokesman to over 400 recipients, ABS News reported.
The list apparently consisted mainly of journalists, but also included a provincial governor, local politicians, academics and activists.
It also apparently included the personal email addresses of several Taliban members.
Instead of using the BCC (blind carbon copy) function, Ahmedi simply forwarded the email so all addresses could be seen by all recipients.
Kabul-based journalist Mustafa Kazemi, who has 4,500 Twitter followers wrote: "Taliban have included all 4 of my email addresses on the leaked distribution list ... Quite reassuring to my safety."
The Taliban regularly use emails to send information to their contacts, usually to claim responsibility for attacks.
Qari Yousuf Ahmedi did not return emails requesting a comment, ABC reported.
