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A CNN report describes a revamped U.S. strategic communications effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan, using mobile phones, radio and other media to counter Taliban and al-Qaeda propaganda and give local communities a stronger voice. Officials describe investments in cell towers, community radio and a mobile banking project to pay Afghan police by phone, alongside a State Department-funded mobile messaging system in Pakistan that reportedly delivered more than 120 million text messages in a year, with about 8,000 new subscribers signing up daily.
Region
Asia-Pacific
Country
Afghanistan
Category
Governance/political
Organisation / Author
CNN