America increases troops in Afganistan after yet another bombing

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/world/asia/31afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world&pagewanted=print

On Monday, a few minutes before noon, on the second floor of a government building outside of Kandahar, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up. In the attack at least eight people were killed, including five police officers and three civilians, and wounding six others. The attack took place on the southern outskirts of the city of Kandahar in an area where Afghan identification cards are issued. In addition the government building houses a civilian registration office, a police headquarters and a court.
Afghanistan’s police force is seen as a weak link in the country’s security structure. Afghan police officers are frequently the target of Taliban attacks from roadside and suicide bombs. In the eastern Afghan province of Paktia (which borders Pakistan) a roadside bomb exploded Monday while destroying a police vehicle and killing three policemen. Police officers have suffered the brunt of militant attacks, and hundreds have died in bombings and ambushes over the last year. Also, the district police chief was among the wounded in the Kandahar suicide bombing.
Since the amount of Taliban attacks have risen and worsened the last three years, as militants have taken control over large parts of the countryside. President Obama is sending 21,000 more troops to strengthen the 38,000 American soldiers already in the country. In total, NATO and the United States have 70,000 troops in Afghanistan.
In order to improve the Afghan security forces deterring capability, they need to be better trained and equipped. This was announced by President Obama last week as the strategic review of American policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan.