The Taliban Have Gone High-Tech. That Poses a Dilemma for the U.S.
By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF and JAWAD SUKHANYARAPRIL 1, 2018
WASHINGTON — Once described as an ill-equipped band of insurgents, the Taliban are increasingly attacking security forces across Afghanistan using night-vision goggles and lasers that United States military officials said were either stolen from Afghan and international troops or bought on the black market.
The devices allow the Taliban to maneuver on forces under the cover of darkness as they track the whirling blades of coalition helicopters, the infrared lasers on American rifles, or even the bedtime movements of local police officers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/world/asia/taliban-night-vision.html
