Taliban Bans Cell Service to Cut Off Tip Lines

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 24 March 2010 6:41 AM

An article in the Wall Street Journal says it’s impossible to get cell phone service outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan after dark because Taliban forces have issued a decree “that aims to prevent villagers from passing tips to coalition forces.” According to the paper, the Taliban makes cell phone companies disable their towers after dark. If they don’t comply, their towers are torched to the ground. And that’s just one example of how powerful the Taliban remains in southern Afghanistan, says the Journal, where they “effectively operate a shadow government more powerful than the state.”

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal

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