Staying In Touch With Home In The Middle Of A War Zone

A soldier with the First Battalion, 87th Infantry using his laptop during off-hours from the war in Afghanistan. Damon Winter/The New York Times

Staying In Touch With Home, For Better Or Worse -- New York Times

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — Forget the drones, laser-guided bombs and eye-popping satellite imagery. For the average soldier, the most significant change to modern warfare might just boil down to instant chatting.

Consider these scenes from northern Afghanistan:

A gunner inside an armored vehicle types furiously on a BlackBerry, so engrossed in text-messaging his girlfriend in the United States that he has forgotten to watch for enemy movement.

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My Comment: Morale is important .... and the soldiers (and the families back home) want this access .... even with the dirty laundry and news that you do not want to hear or know about it.

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