BRIDGE SECURITY - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Russell uses his weapon's scope to secure an area during a bridge inspection in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2011. Russell is a platoon sergeant assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-ContrerasGood Morning Afghanistan: In Afghan Fight, U.S. Takes To The Airwaves -- Washington Post
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan — In this rugged province where news travels almost exclusively by radio, the man who calls himself DJ Abed Lawang is one of the biggest names on the airwaves, known for playing hit Pashto ballads, telling jokes and hosting a popular call-in show about farming practices.
But there’s one key fact the disc jockey has never told his listeners: He is broadcasting from a studio on a U.S. Army base, delivering messages written by American military officers.
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