From here...

US electronic warfare planes were yesterday broadcasting bloodcurdling warnings to Taliban soldiers, telling them how to surrender and threatening them with certain death if they failed to give themselves up...



...They warn that any Taliban soldiers who fail to hand themselves over by the time the ground assault begins will be given no quarter.

"Attention, Taliban. You are condemned. Did you know that? The instant the terrorists you support took over our planes, you sentenced yourselves to death," the broadcasts say in Pashtu and Dari.

"You will be attacked by land, sea and air... Resistance is futile*," it continues. "When you decide to surrender, approach United States forces with your hands in the air. Sling your weapon across your back, muzzle toward the ground. Remove your magazine and expel any rounds. Doing this is your only chance of survival."

...Alongside the messages aimed at Taliban soldiers, US electronic warfare planes were yesterday broadcasting gentler messages to Afghan civilians. "Attention. People of Afghanistan, United States forces will be moving through your area... Please for your own safety stay off bridges and roadways and do not interfere with our troops or military operations," they say.



Even if this isn't true, it ought to be! Taliban troops are currently exchanging their white robes for brown ones, to hide telltale stains.

*"Resistance is futile!" Has kind of a nice ring to it, doesn't it?