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| India blames LeT for Kabul attack |
| 2010-04-03 |
| [Dawn] India blames Pakistan-based militants for an attack on its citizens in Kabul in February, a government source said on Thursday. The well-placed source, who asked not to be named, said the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was responsible for the attack that killed seven Indians in a gun-and-bomb assault in Kabul on Feb 26. "The LeT is responsible. We have no doubt about that," the Indian government source told reporters, referring to a group that New Delhi believed was funded and supported by the Pakistani army and intelligence services. India also blames LeT for the Mumbai attacks in November 2008 that left 166 people dead and strained ties with Pakistan. The LeT and the Pakistan's government deny involvement. In a call to AFP last month, a LeT spokesman denied carrying out the February Kabul attack and said that the group had no network in Afghanistan. The Indian government source alleged on Thursday that the LeT was operating out of Kunar province, northeast of Kabul. Despite repeated attacks on Indians in Afghanistan, New Delhi remains "engaged and committed in Afghanistan," the source, who was authorised to brief reporters on government policy, said. "We will be there in Afghanistan as long as the Afghans want us there," he said. New Delhi, which has repeatedly urged the global community to "stay the course" in Afghanistan, is worried about Pakistan and the Taliban assuming key roles once foreign troops begin their pullout. "Obviously we are concerned about any cut-and-run," the source said, referring to plans by the US-led forces in Afghanistan to start their draw-down from July 2011. "The Taliban are emboldened by the international community seeking an early exit," he said. "We are also definitely concerned that efforts are on to outsource peace and stability to a country that is responsible for causing this mess in Afghanistan," the source added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 BHARAT RAKSHAK > ILLEGAL MADRASSAS [approxi 9000 of 'em] ARE BREEDING GROUNDS FOR TERROR [Radicalism]. * WMF > PLA EXPERT CHIN ZHOU: CHINA'S NAVAL, MILITARY, AND NATIONLA MODERNIZATIONS WILL NOT BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF CHIN HEGEMONY. versus SAME > "NAVY INSIDER" MEDIA: US NAVY TO BUILD MULTI-PURPOSE, CARRIER-BASED UAVS FOR ASYMMETRIC WARFARE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-04-03 02:24 |