the Taliban declared the beginning of a spring offensive, on Saturday they were targeting foreign troops in Afghanistan in custody and the forces of Afghan security and representatives of the Government in a wave of attacks across the country.
In a statement, the Islamic radicals warned Afghan civilians to stay away from public gatherings, of military bases and convoys, as well as the Government Afghan centres, as it would be the object of attacks.
The Taliban statement comes a day after senior military officials and Western diplomats warned that they expected a surge in attacks by militants in the next week.
"Operations will focus on attacks against the military centres, places of gatherings, air bases, ammunition and logistical military convoys of foreign invaders from all regions of the country," the Taliban said in the statement.
Senior military officials said Friday recent intelligence reports indicated that the attacks planned by the Taliban, the Haqqani network linked to al-Qaeda and other insurgents, backed include suicide attacks.
Two senior commanders coalition said that they have planned that increased violence campaign would last about a week.
Washington and commanders of the-led NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have trumpeted success against a growing insurgency since 30,000 additional U.S. troops were sent to Afghanistan last year.
The statement of the Taliban, said the target of an operation, he called "Attachés" would be foreign forces, senior officials of the Government of President Hamid Karzai, cabinet members and legislators, and the heads of foreign and local companies working for the NATO-led coalition.
"All Afghans should not forget to keep away from the rallies, convoys and the centres of the enemy, so that they will be step bound fate of Mujahedin attacks against the enemy," said the Taliban.
Senior commanders have planned since long a spike in violence with the arrival of spring and summer "fighting season", although the usual lull of winter was not seen as forces led by the United States pressed their attack on insurgents, particularly in southern heartland of the Taliban.
Violence through the Afghanistan reached record levels in 2010, with civilian and military losses worse since U.S. backed by Afghan forces ousted the Taliban late 2001 Government.
The Pentagon said in a semi-annual report on Friday an overall increase of violence was due in part to a targeting increased insurgent safe havens and the unusually mild winter weather.
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