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The means to be employed to make the messages rejoice vary according to the operative context,
the local culture, the level of perception, the technological availability, the literacy, the
predisposition to reception.
The culture of operational communications is also gradually expanding to the armed forces of
countries where peacekeeping operations were carried out. Recent is the case of Afghanistan, where
the course for specialists in operational communications directs to 13 soldiers of the 207th Afghan
Army Corps, who have been qualified to the procedures of conception and diffusion of the
messages in support of the operations, has ended few months ago. These included four women, who
became the first professionals in information campaigns. The course on operational
communications was held at the Italian base, and mainly concerned the development of procedures
to facilitate the consensus of the local population with the Afghan security forces.

Written by:
Paolo ROLLI
Journalist
Italian Army Captain (res)
PIO and Psyops Specialist

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Sabato, G. (2005) Psyops. Le “operazioni psicologiche“ nelle guerre globali. Mancarella editore.
Cialdini, R.B. (1984) Influence. The psichology of persuasion. Quill William Morrow and Co.
Melichior, C. Romoli, A. (2018) La strategia della persuasione. Comunicazione e media nell’era della post verità. Franco Angeli edizioni.
Ministero della Difesa. (aug. 26, 2018) Afghanistan: quattro nuove specialiste in comunicazioni operative.
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