U.S. Army Sgt. Arthur Troche and fellow soldiers engage in a small-arms firefight with insurgents during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. Troche is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren LopezAfghanistan Bans Coverage Of Taliban Attacks -- Yahoo News/Reuters
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize their southern strongholds.
The announcement came on a day when the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) fighting the Taliban reported six of its service members had been killed in various attacks.
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My Comment: I cannot say that I am surprised. In the past year the Taliban have been selecting targets for maximum media coverage. For example .... attack soft targets in Kabul but ignore military installations outside the city .... all to create international media coverage and reaction.
I am sure that the media will still find ways to report the news .... but expect no immediate pictures or videos of an attack when they occur.
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