Taliban Declares Start Of Spring Offensive In Afghanistan

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April 30, 2011 5:32:21 AM

KABUL, April 30 (Reuters) - The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive on Saturday, warning they planned to target foreign troops in Afghanistan as well as Afghan security forces and government officials in a wave of attacks across the country.

In a statement, the hardline Islamists warned Afghan civilians to stay away from public gatherings, military bases and convoys, as well as Afghan government centres, as these would be the focus of attacks.

The Taliban statement comes a day after senior military officials and Western diplomats warned they expected a surge in militant attacks over the next week.

"Operations will focus on attacks against military centres, places of gatherings, airbases, ammunition and logistical military convoys of the foreign invaders in all parts of the country," the Taliban said in the statement.

Senior military officials said on Friday recent intelligence reporting indicated that the attacks planned by the Taliban, supported by the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network and other insurgents, would include suicide bombings.

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Two senior coalition commanders said they anticipated the campaign of increased violence would last about a week.

Washington and commanders of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have trumpeted successes against a growing insurgency since 30,000 extra U.S. troops were sent to Afghanistan last year.

The Taliban statement said the targets of an operation it called "Badar" would be foreign forces, high-ranking officials of President Hamid Karzai's government, members of the cabinet and lawmakers, as well as the heads of foreign and local companies working for the NATO-led coalition.

"All Afghan people should bear in mind to keep away from gatherings, convoys and centres of the enemy so that they will not become harmed during attacks of Mujahideen against the enemy," the Taliban said.

Senior commanders have long anticipated a spike in violence with the arrival of the spring and summer "fighting season", although the usual winter lull was not seen as U.S-led forces pressed their attack against insurgents, particularly in the Taliban's southern heartland.

Violence across Afghanistan hit record levels in 2010, with civilian and military casualties the worst since U.S-backed Afghan forces toppled the Taliban government in late 2001.

The Pentagon said in a biannual report on Friday that an overall increase in violence was due in part to increased targeting of safe insurgent safe havens and unseasonably mild winter weather. (Reporting by Rob Taylor and Jonathon Burch; Editing by Andrew Marshall)

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As long as the handful of people who profit from the deaths of others remains unchalleng­ed in our high unethical system, nothing will change. Galong: They kicked Russia's hindparts when Russia's economy was tanking and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Galong/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86338610.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it behavingbadly 477 Fans 57 minutes ago (7:57 AM) It's spring! The new offensives are here!! The new offensives are here!!! behavingbadly: It's spring! The new offensives are here!! The new offensives http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/behavingbadly/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86336454.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it Robster 70 Fans 1 hour ago (7:37 AM) Well I look forward to the hearing the daily body-count of Taliban dead. Perhaps they should consider what they did that brought the American army down upon their heads. Peace is entirely up to the Taliban, they can end this tomorrow. Americans know that this war will never end so long as the Taliban fail to apologize for their supporting the war criminals al-Qaeda who tortured and butchered thousands of innocent US civilians- men, women and children -on 9/11. The Taliban must also turn over the leaders (whats left of them) who are being hidden and protected in Waziristan and throughout Pakistan. But most of all, as any strategist knows; a withdrawal will not end the war but only move the battlefiel­d from Afghanista­n/Pakistan back to US soil. We have to be in the business of killing Taliban and probably for a generation­. Robster: Well I look forward to the hearing the daily body-count http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Robster/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86335639.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it Foxrocks 452 Fans 59 minutes ago (7:55 AM) So....your down with 60 or 70 years of war? Foxrocks: So....your down with 60 or 70 years of war? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Foxrocks/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86336369.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it CatsDelhi 0 Fans 33 minutes ago (8:22 AM) Blame US policies and its history in Afghanista­n if you wish.

Counting bodies dead is ghoulish and demeans the purpose you wish your country is fighting this war for - maybe honour? Redemption­? or just vengeance?­?

While you keep dreaming, policies related to small arms weapons, to making deals with so called "friendlie­s" etc are coming home to roost.

Its a new fighting season, the Afghans are not yet tired of fighting (they never are...)

Be afraid, be very afraid because guns are not the way to win this and have never cowed the afghans down,

How many generation­s have you got, appropriat­ely named Rabster, have you got ?

You think a human being you has been in the line of "being killed for a generation­" will not retaliate? Just like your esteemed ex pres did?

Do you think? CatsDelhi: Blame US policies and its history in Afghanistan if you http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/CatsDelhi/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86337503.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USER toxicavenger 22 Fans 28 minutes ago (8:27 AM) Uh, the talibans supposed crime was harboring bin laden....h­ave you forgotten? toxicavenger: Uh, the talibans supposed crime was harboring bin laden....have you http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/toxicavenger/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86337713.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USER Galong 176 Fans 5 minutes ago (8:49 AM) Violence gives birth to more violence. The US is still in the Dark Ages if vengeance is the justificat­ion for an obviously unwinnable war. Galong: Violence gives birth to more violence. The US is still http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Galong/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86338837.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it porthaul 8 Fans 2 hours ago (7:22 AM) They announce it as if it was the arrival of the fashion season, porthaul: They announce it as if it was the arrival of http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/porthaul/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86335102.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it CatsDelhi 0 Fans 19 minutes ago (8:36 AM) Maybe that is the only way to attract the attention of the US populace?

Do you think? CatsDelhi: Maybe that is the only way to attract the attention http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/CatsDelhi/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86338158.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it dwynnsplace 1 Fans 3 hours ago (5:49 AM) 1) The sheep herders are leaving the fields looking for schools and college, family and friends.
2) The people of the region are warned every year, this time of year, that the occupied forces and controled government will be targeted. The free citizens in that region are warned and our intellegen­ce organizati­ons are finally learning to listen to the warnings that have been given out every year sence the russian occupation years ago. The same was said during the Shaw of Irans days.
3) The intellegen­ce and military is just starting to get it right however, the mis-inform­ation, misleading phrasology­, obfuscatio­n is that our forces were not warned, the regional peoples were warned.
4) People, before you make judgements about things become informed on your own. Don't become a tool of others.
5) Our intellegen­ce and military are working to gain support through whatever means is available for them, phrazeolog­y and diseminati­on of mis-inform­ation is key to manipulati­on.
6) Be prepaird for bad news as the violence is obviously going to increase in the next few months. And probably not just in the region occupied.

"Veterans have earned the right to speak out, even if you do not like what we have to say."
~DAVE~ dwynnsplace: 1) The sheep herders are leaving the fields looking for http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/dwynnsplace/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86333137.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it thearubagirl Follow 48 Fans 3 hours ago (5:41 AM) Not one more dollar; not one more life! Bring our troops home today. thearubagirl: Not one more dollar; not one more life! Bring our http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/thearubagirl/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86333012.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it brit prof 394 Fans 3 hours ago (5:27 AM) Please make 30 minutes of your day to listen to this. I think you will find it enlighteni­ng.

http://www­.bbc.co.uk­/programme­s/p00545jx brit_prof: Please make 30 minutes of your day to listen to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/brit_prof/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86332786.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USER Gracie fr 101 Fans 4 hours ago (5:14 AM) ....And it is going to be bloody and hellish because it is war... Gracie_fr: ....And it is going to be bloody and hellish because http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Gracie_fr/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86332563.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it brit prof 394 Fans 4 hours ago (5:06 AM) That's not fair! Some of these guys are on their third tour! brit_prof: That's not fair! Some of these guys are on their http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/brit_prof/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86332429.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it Foxrocks 452 Fans 2 hours ago (7:06 AM) My brother did 4 tours. 3 in Iraq and 1 in A-Stan. Foxrocks: My brother did 4 tours. 3 in Iraq and 1 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Foxrocks/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86334656.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it Silver Owl 4 Fans 4 hours ago (4:45 AM) Nice of them to tell us.... I guess no one over there ever read "the art of war" Silver_Owl: Nice of them to tell us.... I guess no one http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Silver_Owl/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86332040.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it brit prof 394 Fans 3 hours ago (5:28 AM) Art of War?

Isn't that a 90s pop group? brit_prof: Art of War? Isn't that a 90s pop group? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/brit_prof/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86332797.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it blackcoffeeparty 5 Fans 4 hours ago (4:40 AM) And to the five kind folk that have fanned me, thank you very much. I am truely amazed that there are people that find something of interest in what I say even if it is only to get a laugh from it. blackcoffeeparty: And to the five kind folk that have fanned me, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/blackcoffeeparty/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86331942.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it RussT 489 Fans 4 hours ago (4:39 AM) After almost 10 years of American blood, sweat and yes, tears pouring into Afghanista­n, the fact that the Taliban are still talking trash is most troubling. It suggests that they continue to have the help and public support they need to still exist.

Rule Afghanista­n from the air when it comes to keeping Al Qaeda out. Only the Afghan citizens now can decide if they want to keep the public executions of women and the outlawing of music out of their country. God Bless America and our brave troops. RussT: After almost 10 years of American blood, sweat and yes, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/RussT/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86331929.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it blackcoffeeparty 5 Fans 4 hours ago (4:35 AM) Here fellow citizens we see the heart of the zeal of followers of radical Islam. No matter what steps the nations of the civilized world will take the followers of this way will continue to use terror and murder to spread submission to their god. We see the same dedication in the young men that repesent the Latter Day Saints and I am not in any wise implying that the Saints have an agenda that includes acts of any type of violence. I wish that all those that claim to belong to Christ were as ferverent in the bringing of the gospel to all creatures as the affore mentioned are at bringing their message to the world. I am a liberal from the Commonweal­th of Virginia. blackcoffeeparty: Here fellow citizens we see the heart of the zeal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/blackcoffeeparty/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86331837.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it brit prof 394 Fans 4 hours ago (5:06 AM) Yes. If only every American soldier converted to Islam, they would be delighted with your occupation­.

For their attacks on your soldiers can't possibly have anything to do with the fact that you are have invaded their lands and killed over 150,000 people, men, women, children.

Onward! Onward! http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=B9vkGf1vO­3o brit_prof: Yes. If only every American soldier converted to Islam, they http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/brit_prof/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86332419.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it f0rTyLeGz 231 Fans 4 hours ago (4:34 AM) First of May! First of May! Outdoor F*^king starts today! f0rTyLeGz: First of May! First of May! Outdoor F*^king starts today! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/f0rTyLeGz/taliban-afghanistan-spring-offensive_n_855822_86331805.htmlHistory | Permalink  | Share it one tequila two tequila Follow 155 Fans 4 hours ago (4:33 AM) That's it! I've had enough!
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