Taliban on soldiers’ phone tapping spree

Taliban in Afghanistan is tapping mobile phones of British soldiers to dread their families, a smart tactic to create panic. Taliban presence in Afghanistan is on the rise and with it problems of the American and British forces are escalating. British soldiers are particularly on the hit list of the Taliban, which is using weird tactics to aggravate the situation and create panic. There have been complaints that Taliban is tapping British soldiers’ phones. Once, the details of the soldier are out to the militants, they make horrendous calls to his family, threatening it that its kin serving in Afghanistan has been killed in fight. Smart tactics, isn’t it? Similar ploy has been used frequently in Iraq by the insurgent forces there. Therefore, the British soldiers have been advised not to use their mobiles while on operation as the Taliban can very effectively make use of the situation and run away with it. Sounds strange that militants have every access to technology. However, looking at Afghanistan, where the situation is so worse that even availability of mobiles and phones is rare, soldiers are tempted to carry their own cell phones to be in touch with their families. One must understand that family is the first resort in war for a person and for a soldier the support of his kith and kin is a must especially when so far away from home for such a lengthy period and particularly because violence erupts every now and then. What a pity! Still, the situation can become bad from worse and keeping in mind the peace of their families, soldiers should abstain from carrying mobiles on duty. Image1 Image2 Source: Telegraph