After Attack, Afghans Question Motives or See Conspiracies - nytimes

“The question is how come these terrorists are able to come all the way from the border to Kabul with all their ammunitions and stuff,” said Noor ul-Haq Uloumi, a member of Parliament who sits on its Defense Committee.

“The government has police, intelligence guards and army soldiers in all the crossroads, so how can these people get in?” said Mr. Azizullah, who like many Afghans uses one name.

Several Afghans said they thought that the main motive for the attack was propaganda: to show the world that Kabul, the capital, was vulnerable. But at the same time, no one seemed to think that the government was in danger of being overrun. - After Attack, Afghans Question Motives or See Conspiracies

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