Taliban attack in Kabul signals the start of summer offensive

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ABC RN Drive (radio), 20 April 2016

“The Taliban says the truck bomb detonated in the Afghan capital signals the beginning of a summer offensive. But analyst Martine van Bijlert says fighting never stopped for the winter. For her, the significance of this attack comes from the effect it has had on Kabul’s civilian population, who felt the blast throughout the city.”