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Taliban likely to have access to biometric databases of Afghan civilians who helped US
msn Asia ^ | August 25, 2021 | Vishram Sakaran

Posted on 08/25/2021 2:21:45 PM PDT by KeyLargo

Taliban likely to have access to biometric databases of Afghan civilians who helped US August 25, 2021

There are growing concerns that the Taliban, after taking control of Afghanistan, has gained access to biometric databases made with the help of US-built military devices, using which they could identify and target Afghans. “We understand that the Taliban is now likely to have access to various biometric databases and equipment in Afghanistan, including some left behind by coalition military forces,” Human Rights First, an international human rights organisation based in New York City and Washington, noted.

One such handheld biometric device, known as the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE), was initially developed by the US government to identify insurgents. Using the device, western coalition forces collected and matched the iris, fingerprint and facial scans of over a million Afghans against a database of biometric data. The biometrics initiative was initially tested in 2002. Its goals then were to prevent criminals and Taliban insurgents from infiltrating the Afghan army and police force, multiple task forces, with the Afghanistan government beginning to apply the system for improving the ease and efficiency of processing licenses.

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/afghanistan/taliban-likely-to-have-access-to-biometric-databases-of-afghan-civilians-who-helped-us/ar-AANITjB

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: biden; biometrics; laptops; taliban
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1 posted on 08/25/2021 2:21:45 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Taliban likely to have access to biometric databases of Afghan civilians who helped US August 25, 2021

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Biometric databases? By that you mean thousands of laptops left behind with all the names and addresses of Afghan civilians?

All. Righty. Then.


2 posted on 08/25/2021 2:27:37 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: KeyLargo

THANK YOU TALIBAN JOE!


3 posted on 08/25/2021 2:29:57 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yep.

I posted the same information here earlier from a different news outlet and FR mods pulled it.?

Story is all over the news, I don’t get the FR ban?


4 posted on 08/25/2021 2:31:15 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

I posted the same information here earlier from a different news outlet and FR mods pulled it.?

Story is all over the news, I don’t get the FR ban?

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Have your tried asking the FR mods?

lolol. Oh I kill me! ~snicker


5 posted on 08/25/2021 2:33:10 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

The main hope is that none of them know which way up you are meant to hold the keyboard.


6 posted on 08/25/2021 2:35:41 PM PDT by Renfrew
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To: Renfrew

Well they had no problem accessing the embassy PornHub account....


7 posted on 08/25/2021 2:37:14 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Renfrew

Not to worry, Chinese and Russian tech experts are on the way to guide the Taliban.


8 posted on 08/25/2021 2:38:18 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

“Story is all over the news, I don’t get the FR ban?”

Maybe the mods recognize BS when they see it, and you don’t.


9 posted on 08/25/2021 3:04:20 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Federal courts no longer have any standing in America. )
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