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m42
10-25-2008, 10:53 PM
The Taliban has now ordered mobile operators to shutdown daytime access to their networks in the Afghan province of Ghazni. The hard-line Islamic militia says it's annoyed that wireless signals are being used to locate its insurgent gunmen.

"We have informed mobile companies operating in Ghazni to turn off their signals during the daytime now as it endangers the lives of our fighters," a Taliban spokesman told Reuters. "We want the companies to cut off their signal for 10 days from now."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/21/taliban_orders_mobile_silence/

eric
10-25-2008, 11:47 PM
Because the handsets over there cannot be switched off....

kerrin
10-26-2008, 08:10 PM
Because the handsets over there cannot be switched off....
Nah. They probably got pissed about dropped calls. They are stickin' it to the provider!

Couloir
10-27-2008, 09:25 PM
Supposedly, they are trying to incite fear and get people to vote for McCain, apparently it helps their recruiting.