United States special forces have a novel weapon in the fight to expel Taliban from a desolate and war-weary farming community in southern Afghanistan — heavy metal music. When insurgents open fire in Marjah, an armored vehicle wired up to powerful speakers blasts out country, heavy metal and rock music so loudly it can be heard up to a mile away. The play list has been hand-selected to “... off the Taliban”, according to one US special forces officer.
“Taliban hate that music,” said the sergeant involved in covert psychological operations, or “psy-ops”, in the area in Helmand province. "Its motivating Marines as well,” he said. "Although some of the locals complain"
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Friday, April 09, 2010
Taliban are between a ROCK and a hard palce
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Monday, November 02, 2009
Royal transfer
Prince Harry's dreams of taking on the Taliban in an Apache helicopter in war-ravaged Afghanistan are said to have been shattered, after his instructors told him that he is not suited to fly the chopper. The third-inline to the British throne is feeling somewhat downhearted, after being told he is unlikely to fulfill his dream of fighting the Taliban. Instead, the Prince is likely to be trained to fly the more sedate Lynx when he moves soon to his next posting at the Army Air Corps Base at Middle Wallop in Hampshire, the British newspaper said.
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