Persian World
There is a tradition of shabnameh ("night letters") in the Persian world as well. Shabnameh were widely distributed in the 20th century in Iran over the course of several revolutionary movements.
More recently, night letters have been a tactic employed by the Taliban and other extremist groups in Afghanistan to intimidate supporters of secular government and education.
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