The scandal of open sources?
Hat tip to Circling the Lion's Den for its commentary, notably drawing attention to the similarities to the attack on Camp Salerno (June 1st 2012) and the profusion of official photos of the camp - originally on Cryptome:
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for pointing to the extraordinary array of tactically useful photographs of Camp Bastion published by the UK Ministry of Defence (369 images) and the US Department of Defense (over 500 images).
It seems quite remarkable that these two organisations should have published photos that allow Taliban strategists to make accurate models of the layout of the camp. The positioning of hangars, medical centres, troop bivvies - pretty much everything - is on view in these high-res photos. The photo of the church is pointless and inflammatory in the hands of a Taliban recruiter.
Link:http://circlingthelionsden.blogspot....an-attack.html
Link to Cryptome photos:http://cryptome.org/2012-info/camp-b...mp-bastion.htm
A "lurker" commented on the post-attack Taliban video:
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Still, in a supposedly clear area around the base, it is remarkable that someone was able to get close enough to film the smoke plume. ISAF says it has detained a local Taliban leader who provided support to the attack team, but details are scanty.
We have briefly looked at "high tech Taliban" before:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ad.php?t=16197