#Phone app aims to bridge language gap for US troops in #Afghanistan | World news | The Guardian
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After a decade of relying on interpreters, the US #military is testing a simultaneous translation programme that runs on an ordinary smartphone.
Developed by US defence department scientists, it can translate from English into Dari and Pashto, the two main languages of Afghanistan, and back again.
Transtac (short for "translation system for tactical use") is being tested by members of the 101st Airborne Division in the eastern province of Paktika.
