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| Taleban issue mobile phone threat | Taleban issue mobile phone threat |
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| The Taleban have threatened to blow up telephone masts across Afghanistan unless mobile phone companies agree to switch off their signals at night. | The Taleban have threatened to blow up telephone masts across Afghanistan unless mobile phone companies agree to switch off their signals at night. |
| They say that US and other foreign troops are using the signals to track down insurgents. | They say that US and other foreign troops are using the signals to track down insurgents. |
| The Taleban have warned the masts and offices of the mobile companies will be destroyed unless their demands are met. | The Taleban have warned the masts and offices of the mobile companies will be destroyed unless their demands are met. |
| Mobiles were introduced after the Taleban fell in 2001 and are now the most popular way of communicating. | Mobiles were introduced after the Taleban fell in 2001 and are now the most popular way of communicating. |
| ''If those companies do not stop their signal within three days, the Taleban will target their towers and their offices," Taleban spokesman Zabiullah Mujaheed said. | ''If those companies do not stop their signal within three days, the Taleban will target their towers and their offices," Taleban spokesman Zabiullah Mujaheed said. |
| The Taleban say that Afghanistan's four mobile phone companies should stop operating between 1700 local time and 0300 the following morning. | |
| Militants have threatened the companies in the past, accusing them of colluding with the US and other forces. | Militants have threatened the companies in the past, accusing them of colluding with the US and other forces. |
| But communication experts say the US military uses satellites to pick up mobile signals and does not need the help of the phone companies anyway. | But communication experts say the US military uses satellites to pick up mobile signals and does not need the help of the phone companies anyway. |