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ISI behind attack on Indian embassy: Afghan envoy to US
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Washington, October 10, 2009
First Published: 10:58 IST(10/10/2009)
Last Updated: 16:24 IST(10/10/2009)
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Indian Embassy in Kabul was rocked by a suicide car bomb explosion, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 60 on August 10.
Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was behind the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and wounded more than 60 others, Afghan envoy to the US has claimed. "Yes, we do," Afghan Ambassador to the US Said T Jawad told the PBS news channel in an interview when asked
if he was pointing the figure at Pakistan for the suicide bombing that took place on Thursday.

"We are pointing the finger at the Pakistan intelligence agency, based on the evidence on the ground and similar attack taking place in Afghanistan," Jawad said.

While the Karzai Government was quick to point figure towards foreign players in the attack on the Indian embassy early this week, this is for the first time that a top Afghan official has blamed the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI for the terror strike.

The Afghan Government has also blamed the ISI in the July 2008 attack on the Indian Embassy which claimed 60 lives.

The Afghan Ambassador also supported the report of General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, which recommends some 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.

This is necessary to secure the country, Jawad said.

He said Afghanistan would like to have a clear commitment to success from the Obama Administration, which is currently, reassign its strategy for the country.


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