App Dari and App Pashto
An understanding of local languages is crucial to the success of any military operation – especially counterinsurgency. App Pashto & App Dari, available for iPhone & iPod Touch, enable you to learn basic Pashto and Dari that is specifically tailored to operations in Afghanistan.
Features
App Pashto and App Dari will make you more effective in the following areas:
- Learn the key words to get your message across immediately
- Master the critical words of command to maintain order and control
- Defusing dangerous situations with accurate warnings and instructions
- Remove dependency on civilian interpreters (and associated security risks)
- Improve the reliability of intelligence
- Engaging with local populations, especially influential figures such as village elders
- Establishing trust & forming positive public perceptions of the military presence
- Overcome linguistic barriers to improve understanding of local culture
Requirements
- The group of applications work with all iPhones and iPod Touches running version 3.0 software or later.
- WiFi, Edge, or 3G Network required to update the application when there are new releases.
