The Christian Science Monitor takes a look at the increasingly more complex methods used by Al Qaeda and Taliban militants to commit terrorist attacks in Afghanistan:

A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a government ministry Thursday, killing at least five and injuring dozens. The attack is the latest in a series this year showing insurgents’ ability to penetrate the capital using complicated and daring methods.

“Security in the capital is decreasing day by day,” says Ajmal Karimi, analyst with the Center for Peace and Conflict studies, a Kabul-based think tank.

He says that Thursday’s attack, which involved multiple insurgents and included small-arms fire, is an example of the sophisticated methods increasingly used.

“With these types of attacks the insurgents are able to make people feel that they cannot trust the government to keep them safe even in the capital,” he says.

At least three insurgents entered the Ministry of Information and Culture, located in a busy section of Kabul, Thursday morning. Witnesses say a gunfight broke out between security officials and the guerrillas, followed by a massive blast that destroyed much of the ministry’s first floor. According to some reports, two insurgents escaped the scene.

As always, the main challenge for the Afghan government and allied forces in the country is to adopt to the changes.

Read the whole thing, it’s an interesting read.