[Tolo News] Senior Taliban leaders led the war in Afghanistan by phone calls from neighbouring Pakistain, Isaf said on Monday.
We know this because the satellites were listening... and triangulating. Do you want to know what the latest Number Three calls his other wife? | Taliban leaders live in luxurious havens somewhere outside Afghanistan, but only number three's lower-ranking Taliban operatives fight against foreign and Afghan forces here in the country, Isaf Spokesman General Josef Blotz told news hounds in Kabul.
Mr Blotz underscored the need for an increase in attacks to target hard boys' sanctuaries in the countries.
Hey, Joe! It's time to ramp up missile production again -- they're using up the Scorpions as fast as we ship 'em out! | In most restive provinces cell phones stop functioning during the night time.
It is believed that Taliban fighters have intimidated communication firms to ban services at night time.
Of course, that means they can't talk to each other at night, either. | The Taliban leaders "in a coward way are hiding away in safe havens somewhere trying to lead their men here in Afghanistan from behind," Blotz told news hounds. "They not only live in safe havens, they live actually in luxury trying to fuel the insurgency against the Afghan population by using cell phones and we do see that every day."
Pakistain and Iran have consistently been accused of fueling insurgency in Afghanistan. Blotz highlighted that Iran's border with Afghanistan is where narcos and cut-throats cross into the country.
"The common border between Afghanistan and Iran is a border crossing criminality to including drug trafficking," he said.
"Nato is not directly engaged with Iran. We follow what Iran does. It's for Afghanistan and Iran to work out a really good regional partnership between the two countries," said Nato's Senior Civilian Representative Spokesperson, Dominick Medley.
Isaf welcomed Russia's preparation to co-operate with Afghans in the fight against insurgency and drug trafficking.
We know the universe exists outside our minds because of surprises like that. | Senior Western officials have anticipated 2011 to be fateful but a deadly year is ahead of troops combating an increasingly growing insurgency in the country. |