Spring Offensive And The War Of Perceptions

The Taliban managed to launch simultaneous attacks in three provinces – Nangarhar, Paktia and Logar with the latter continuing well into the next day – and three locations in Kabul: Zambaq crossroads, which is in Shahr-e Naw and borders Wazir Akbar Khan where many embassies and international organisations have their offices, as well as being relatively near the large presidential compound; Daruluman Road close to the Parliament; and Jalalabad Road near ISAF’s Camp Warehouse. 
The fact that they managed to pull this off, without leaks or detection, reflects a high level of discipline and sophisticated planning, and shows that among the insurgent networks there is now a core that can operate without much chatter or amateurishness. MORE HERE