How The Taliban Are Winning The Psychological War In Afghanistan

Cellphone towers in some portion of more than half of Afghanistan’s provinces are turned off every evening because of Taliban intimidation.

Taliban Using Modern Means To Add To Sway -- New York Times

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — Punctually, at 8 o’clock every evening, the cellphone signals disappear in this provincial capital. Under pressure from the Taliban, the major carriers turn off their signal towers, effectively severing most of the connections to the rest of the world.

This now occurs in some portion of more than half the provinces in Afghanistan, and exemplifies the Taliban’s new and more subtle ways of asserting themselves, even as NATO generals portray the insurgents as a diminished force less able to hold ground. The question is whether the Taliban need to hold territory as they once did in order to influence the population. Increasingly, it seems, the answer is no.

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My Comment: The above graphic provides an excellent graphic on where the Taliban is the most effective.