The location of Monday’s double explosion – in the heart of Kabul city – is in a heavily fortified area and is surrounded by 14 check points – but this has done nothing to deter insurgents.
The area, known as Shash Darak, has witnessed numerous attacks in the past few months.
The area is also monitored by CCTV and officials have said that as yet, details as to how two suicide bombers penetrated the area remain unclear.
In line with this, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday ordered security agencies to focus on securing Kabul.
“The honorable security heads are requested to focus more on this matter considering the repeat of such incidents,” he said at a meeting.
Security organizations said they have increased the number of check points around the city in the past 11 months following a deadly bombing in Zanbaq Square last year that killed about 150 people.
Members of the public have also raised concerns over the rise in attacks in the city.
Monday’s double suicide bombing left 29 people dead and came just a week after last Sunday’s attack on a population registration center that killed 60 people.
“They (insurgents) do not come from the sky. There is some way that they enter and breach security check points and disturb the people. They are not coming in taxis. A solution should be found for it,” said Rahmatullah, a Kabul resident.
“The four gates of Kabul should be closed first and every vehicle which enters the city should be searched properly and should be registered and should be asked from which province they come,” Farid, another resident, said.
“Searching people individually is difficult for example in this area where more than 200,000 to 300,000 people are living. This will create a problem. There are some shortcomings which we admit to and the enemy is using that gap,” said Najib Danish, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
A military affairs analyst said it is concerning that insurgents could breach the “Green Zone”.
“Many Jihadi and influential and experienced figures have been sidelined from government due to political rifts and it has had a negative impact on the security situation,” said Assadullah Saadati, an MP.