The American army attempts to encircle and suppress Taliban in communication fight The analyst calls the result hard to predict
American army stationed in Afghanistan plans to build commercial facilities such as the signal tower of the mobile phone,etc. in the sphere of influence of Taliban, establish relarions with local people, in order to help the American army enlist informants, draw the popular feelings over to one's side.
Some analysts think, in Taliban rich in force area, many Afghans antagonize the American army, the result of this method of American army is hard to predict.
The thinking: Facilitate people " Notify "
Report of the 23rd of U.S.A. " the New York Times ", stayed in American army public communication tactics department head Smith and American Afghan and Pakistani issue special envoy Hall and Brook of A and produced this idea last July.
They find, Taliban illegallies occupy the low regional mobile phone popularity, the signal tower of the mobile phone is distributed few, many signal towers are destroyed by Taliban, lose the function. Hall and Brook says: "Turbulence area, the intersection of armed organization and near stronghold information, people of Afghan, close extremely, washed the brain by the propaganda of the armed organization. Let local people have ability of normal communication, can become one of the tactics that we attack Taliban. "
U.S.A. plans to furnish funds of 263 million dollars in 2010, is used for building the civil commercial facility in Afghanistan. This plan aims at letting local government and people establish the connection, propagate the government policy to people, facilitate people to the government " Divulge information covertly " .
Afghan population 29 million. According to the statistic of American Asian Foundation, by the end of last year, the Afghan cellphone subscriber is 12 million people, among them 65% send messages with the mobile phone, exceeds half and listens to radio with the mobile phone.
In most areas, the mobile phone signal cover shows a tendency to expand. The American army monitors the signal tower of 6000 mobile phones in Afghanistan altogether. Taliban arms has demolished or cut off the electricity supply of the signal tower of 200 mobile phones among them since February of 2008.
Query: Don't be busy " Send messages "
Hall rich to say with the American army began to launch clean-up action in the south last year while being getting silent in assistant of Brook, the local safe situation is improved to some extent, some is resumed operation by the disruptive signal tower.
Many analysts query this strategy of American army. Study the member Nathan and say, deals with Taliban, it is not high to expand coverage function of local communication in international crisis.
Nathan says, the American army " accidentallies injure common people, attacks suddenly at night " Waiting for the incident to make Afghanistan many, cries of discontent rise all around; If you want to retrieve the image, the American army should review the voice of the mistake that oneself makes, listening Afghan people, but not busy " Send messages " .
Solemn Jia, spokesman of Taliban, wishes Germany says, it is civil that the commercial facility is nominal, in fact " Used for collecting and conveying the information " ,Taliban " Can be easy " Destroy the signal tower.