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The Taliban has issued a warning that it will increase attacks on foreign military forces in Afghanistan. NBC's Ron Molt reports. Would you like to know more? Taliban strike first fatal blow against heavily armored vehicle (NBC, May 1, 2013) http://nbcnews.to/103TA0d "A bomb attack on allied forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday marked the first time the Taliban has been able to effectively strike the heavily armored Mastiff personnel carrier, British officials said. "It's the first time personnel inside a Mastiff have been killed by an IED," a Ministry of Defense official said ... A General Dynamics spokesman in the U.S. declined to comment, saying he would defer to..." With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan (NYT, Apr 28, 2013) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/world/asia/cia-delivers-cash-to-afghan-leaders-office.html?ref=world&_r=0 "For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan's president — courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency. All told, tens of millions of dollars have flowed from the C.I.A. to the office of President Hamid Karzai, according to current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. "We called it 'ghost money,' " said Khalil Roman, who served as Mr. Karzai's deputy chief of staff from 2002 until 2005. "It came in secret, and it left in secret."" Taliban marks start of 'monumental' spring offensive with deadly attack http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/28/17955309-taliban-marks-start-of-monumental-spring-offensive-with-deadly-attack?lite "It didn't take long. Within hours of announcing the start of its annual spring offensive, the Taliban in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for an early-morning attack in the eastern part of the country that killed at least three police officers. "In addition to suicide bombings, insurgents warned of coordinating 'insider' attacks against 'foreign transgressors'," the Taliban said in a statement on Sunday. The Taliban, known for employing bombastic language in describing its achievements--claims frequently invalidated or unproven--hailed the 2013 spring offensive as "monumental."" Taliban kill 3 officers in spring offensive, vow more attacks http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/28/world/asia/afghanistan-violence/index.html "The Taliban have launched their spring offensive, their annual spate of attacks targeting foreign bases, government officials and Afghan police, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. On Sunday morning, a roadside bomb killed three police officers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, provincial spokesman Nabi Jan said. A Ghanzi deputy police chief was among those killed, and two other officers were injured, Jan said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack -- and said more will come. "Today was our first day of the new operation, and we conducted many operations in several provinces such as Ghazni province, Kapisa province and Nangarhar province," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told CNN..." South Afghanistan plane crash kills four Isaf personnel http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22325773 "A plane has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing four military personnel, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says. A spokesman said the cause of the crash was being investigated, but initial reports suggested there was no militant activity in the area at the time. He did not give the nationalities of the victims or the crash's location..."