Afghanistan attacks seem intended to humiliate

Teams of militants attack major symbols of Afghan and foreign power, but the number of casualties is relatively low.

KABUL, Afghanistan — The brazen and well-coordinated attacks by insurgents against four embassies and other key sites in the heart of Afghanistan's capital were aimed less at inflicting high numbers of casualties, analysts said, than at humiliating the government and its foreign allies as Afghan forces take increasing responsibility for protecting their own homeland.

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