[HiTech RedNeck]

This might be more than just a run of the mill "phone system." Why would Kabul bother to install civilian phones in a place where the rulers ban radio, TV and cell phones? This is too eerie.

[Keith]

It is a good sign that the Bush Administration points out the contradictions in PRC's claims about their relations with the Taliban. Leverage for us...hehe.

[piasa]

So... what is Afghanistan paying with? Surely the Chinese aren't doing it for free.