The Taliban on Friday officially announced its launch of this year’s fighting season and said its “Mansouri Operation will differ from previous ones in nature and will be conducted with a twin-tracked political and military approach.”
  
The group said in a statement that politically they will pay attention to establishing mechanisms for social justice and development and that “apparatus will be set up to help those deceived by the enemy.”
 
On the military front, the Taliban said in areas where they do not have full control the “enemy will be targeted, harassed, killed or captured until they are compelled to abandon their few remaining posts.”
 
They said the main focus of “Operation Mansouri” will be on foreign forces, their military and intelligence infrastructure and the elimination of their equipment. 
 
“These operations will involve conventional attacks, guerrilla warfare, complex martyrdom attacks, insider attacks, and use of IEDs to achieve their objectives.”
 
The group said Operation Mansouri will be launched to coincide with 8 Saur 1396 (Friday April 28, 2017) across all provinces at 5am local time. 
 
They warned civilians to stay away from military bases and personnel.