Comments on: Afghan wireless providers give in to Taliban demands; shut down networks at night http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/12/afghan-wireless-providers-give-in-to-taliban-demands-shut-down-networks-at-night.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:25:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: fenris http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/12/afghan-wireless-providers-give-in-to-taliban-demands-shut-down-networks-at-night.html/comment-page-1/#comment-172844 fenris Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:11:32 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/12/afghan-wireless-providers-give-in-to-taliban-demands-shut-down-networks-at-night.html#comment-172844 If you didn't register it the last time - the military does use gsm frequently in place of more expensive and less easily maintainable mobile relay stations. Indeed, the importance of building out communications is an important strategic goal for the military, and an essential part of "restoring order". And the next time you want to bemoan the misfortune of the poor Afghanis - please try to think first. I'm not asking for much of it, either. If you didn’t register it the last time – the military does use gsm frequently in place of more expensive and less easily maintainable mobile relay stations. Indeed, the importance of building out communications is an important strategic goal for the military, and an essential part of “restoring order”.

And the next time you want to bemoan the misfortune of the poor Afghanis – please try to think first. I’m not asking for much of it, either.

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