From Rob Taylor and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters:  The Afghan Taliban promised on Friday to continue attacks over Ramadan, rejecting as a fake an insurgent email promising a halt in violence over the coming Muslim holy month and saying it was the work of government intelligence. 

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the message sent in his name promising a temporary cessation of violence with next week’s start of Ramadan was the latest incident in a simmering cyber war between intelligence agencies and the insurgents. 

"In that mail the enemy losers have tried to influence attacks by mujahideen fighters," Mujahid said. "We strongly reject sending any such email on a stoppage of operations." 

Afghan spy agency the National Directorate of Security has increasingly targeted the Taliban’s sophisticated messaging network, which includes websites and email accounts, social media and spokesmen using noms de guerre. 

The Taliban use Afghanistan’s improving phone network to distribute anti-government messages and use Twitter to claim largely improbable successes as most foreign combat troops look to leave the country by 2014.  (graphic: cyberwarzone)  (via Blogs of War)