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Terrorism and Security Report - Asia

4/1/2014

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Afghanistan – On the 20 Mar 14 gunmen fired shots after breaking into the Serena Hotel a luxury hotel Kabul, Afghanistan.  The building, which is popular with foreigners, was cordoned off security forces.  The Serena hotel lies less than one kilometre (0.6 miles) from the presidential palace and key government ministries.  The Taliban statement read:  Four martyr attackers Siddiqullah Ma'az, Zahurullah, Hafiz Agha and Mohammad Haydari, equipped with automatic weapons, grenades and powerful sticky explosives entered the Serena Hotel frequented by the foreigners last night about 9:00 p.m. local time launching a three-hour long operation.  The martyr attackers as per previously planned tactics and accurate intelligence on the presence key foreign invaders along with the top-level local officials and lawyers in the hotel viewed it as the best opportunity to strike.  The brave attackers divided into two teams and began targeting the enemy from both directions. The Mujahedeen fighters started searching each rooms of the hotel thoroughly to discover the identities of the guests and selectively took down their targets.  Meantime, the martyr Mujahedeen, too, had a lethal fight with the enemy security.  At about 12:00 a.m., all four martyrdom-seeking Mujahedeen with indomitable courage and spirit of sacrifice, embraced martyrdom after having killed at least 22 foreign invaders and puppets including high-ranking officials, lawyers and security gunmen and wounded 13 others.  Statement ends.  It is possible that most of the government locations have stricter security therefore making it difficult for the terrorists to infiltrate and attack.   However, by attacking high profile targets in Kabul such as the Serena Hotel they show that they are still able to conduct spectacular attacks and gain the publicity.  Although the terrorists will endeavour to conduct more attacks of this type as the year goes on and comes to an end.  They will be attempting to prove to their followers that it is they who managed to rid the country of NATO and place them in a stronger position for any negotiations with the next newly elected government.  The other problem is that those diplomats who were staying at the hotel may see the need to leave the country as the security services clearly cannot ensure the security of those staying there.  However, these attacks are probably an attempt to destabilise the presidential up-and-coming elections.

On the 25 Mar 14 Taliban gunmen launched an attack using weapons and explosives against an office of the Afghan Election Committee in Kabul.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and vowed to disrupt the presidential elections which are to be held on the 5 Apr 14.

On the 28 Mar 14 Taliban terrorists attacked a guest house in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul.  The guest house is thought to be used by foreign nationals.  The Taliban on the 28 Mar had put a statement out claiming they had attacked a guest house and a church, but according to open source material there are not any known churches in the area.  A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle borne IED in front of the guest house, which was run by an American charity and known as ‘Roots of Peace’, allowing a number of Taliban terrorists to gain access.  The spokesman for the Taliban who claimed responsibility also stated that attacks of this nature will continue.  Within hours of this attack the Taliban launched another at the Headquarters of the Independent Election Commission.

Kashmir – Suspected militants in Indian army uniforms have killed one person and attacked an army camp in Indian-administered Kashmir.  Three men stopped a vehicle in Kathua district and shot at the passengers, killing one of them.  The men then drove off with the vehicle and attacked an army camp, where a gun battle with security forces followed.  The 28 Mar 14 incident happened a day after the main opposition BJP leader and prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi visited Kathua - a garrison town bordering Pakistan - and addressed a campaign rally ahead of next month's general election.  It was later reported that more incidents of this type occurred.  These terrorist attacks will be a vain attempt to discourage people from voting and giving whoever is responsible a claim that the current administration lacks the ability to secure and protect those in these areas.

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