U.S.-led coalition to distribute 200,000 radios in Afghanistan

U.S.-led coalition to distribute 200,000 radios in Afghanistan

(EXCERPT) at 8:23 on November 29, 2003, EST.

Printable version Send to a friend BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - The
U.S.-led coalition will distribute more than 200,000 short wave radios
to people across Afghanistan to give them access to various sources of
news, the U.S. military said Saturday.

"Truth is one of the most effective weapons against the terrorists and
anti-coalition forces that are attempting to re-infect Afghanistan,"
spokesman Maj. Bryan Hilferty said at a news briefing at the coalition
headquarters at Bagram Air Base.

The radios, which run on hand-cranked generators, would be given to
Afghans for free to allow them "unfettered access to many sources of
news," he said. Most of Afghanistan lacks a regular supply of
electricity.

Hilferty gave no further details about the cost of the radios and
their distribution.

The announcement comes as the former ruling Taliban regime and its
allies appear to be trying to undermine the U.S.-backed Afghan gove...

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