I need updated info on the best way for a deployed solider in Afghanistan to send and receive calls from the US. He is taking a macbook. Do we buy a GSM cell phone, use Google voice, skype or something else? I am willing to spend $50-100 per month for options. He is starting at Bagram AFB but will move around some. He will be deployed for 6 months starting in May. There will be a period in the summer where the kids will be at camp and will only have access to a phone.
Thanks.
posted by MimiC
on Apr 14, 2012 -
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I want to write a short, not-very-detailed fictional anecdote about a soldier who gets separated from his unit during a (short) firefight and winds up lost for a few minutes in a Middle-Eastern city, before his fellows find him. This will be just a few paragraphs in a larger story.
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posted by jsturgill
on Feb 3, 2011 -
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Please help me formulate a great question (or two) for a panel on Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iraq!
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posted by HopperFan
on May 4, 2010 -
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Of the 30,000 additional troops President Obama has now committed to sending to Afghanistan, how many will be killed or wounded?
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posted by Baby_Balrog
on Dec 5, 2009 -
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What are some objective criteria/metrics by which to measure progress towards success or failure in a war or other extended conflict?
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posted by EatenByAGrue
on Jan 13, 2008 -
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Does anybody know of any expansive polling of Canadians with respect to their feelings on foreign military intervention, particularily in Afghanistan? Of course, the more detailed the better. If that's too specific, can anyone point me to general repositories of Canadian polling data that allow free access (if such places exist)? Thanks as always!
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posted by loquax
on Dec 5, 2004 -
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