Taliban Executes New Tactic: High-Profile Inside Jobs

Taliban Executes New Tactic: High-Profile Inside Jobs: "KABUL, Afghanistan -- A car with the license plate of a high-ranking Afghan general approached the gates of the Defense Ministry in Kabul last month. A special 'A' pass also was on its windshield, so guards quickly waved it through.

Once inside, a man in an army uniform jumped from the car and stormed the ministry's main office building, an Afghan government official said. He gunned down two Afghan soldiers before being killed. The gunman also wounded an Afghan army officer, who died later at a hospital.

The April 18 attack – brazen and cleverly orchestrated by insurgents – is indicative of the high-profile yet small-scale attacks that are trademarks of the Taliban's spring campaign. Unable to match the firepower of the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces, insurgents conduct suicide bombings and assaults on government buildings, figuring these types of attacks will prove their resilience."