Taliban Orders Afghan Cellphone Companies to Shut Down Networks at Night

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

Shut down your cellphone network or we will destroy it!

"Taliban rebels in Afghanistan have issued an ultimatum to the country's mobile network operators to shut down 
cellphone coverage at night—or else.
The reason for this is not because of a desire by the medieval revivalists/"moral" "guardians"/warmongering 
nutcases/nasty little freedom-killing, women-bashing, beard-obsessed terrorists —call 'em what you want—
to put a stop to potential cellphone naughtiness, but for military reasons.

The Taliban, which wants the networks to go dark between 5pm and 7am each night, is convinced that Allied troops are 
using the cellphone networks to track down its remaining fighters."
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More at
http://gizmodo.com/360743/taliban-orders-to-afghan-cellphone-companies-to-shut-down-networks-at-night

Juha-Matti

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