Afghan civilians will be targeted by the Taliban over the coming months, with fighting set to escalate, in an attempt to counter US claims that security is improving in parts of the country.
Research revealed that there has been a 40 per cent rise in suicide attacks since the start of this year, with worse expected to come as part of an accelerated spring offensive to be launched by the insurgents in the coming months.
The analysis, by the risk consultants Exclusive Analysis, explains that the focus on civilian targets is the imperative for the Taliban, which aims to discredit claims by General David Petraeus, the US commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (Isaf), that areas have become safer following the US troop surge.
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