I cannot imagine what the people in Kabul must be feeling. Obviously, the U.S. Military have their reasons for such actions but I feel as though this is unnecessary. There is no sense of privacy, whatsoever. Every moment of every hour of every day, essentially, the locals are being watched. Unfortunately, we do not know what the actual capabilities are but I can only imagine that it is for spying purposes.
Something else I found interesting was the statement about the obligations. “Fly the Persistent Ground Surveillance System as much as possible, even if the camera systems/feed is broken.” The camera blimp, besides the U.S. Military’s purpose is to act as a scare. “Insurgents and Local Nationals alike believe the blimp can see everything and will act differently when it is up.” The local people have no idea what is going on and for all they know, their every move and sound is under surveillance.
I am not exactly keen on what going on in the world in terms of politics so I’m not sure why the military is doing such activities. I’m sure politics is playing a huge role it’s interesting to see the extent of invasiveness.