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| Afghanistan |
| Militants attacked Kabul guesthouse thinking Indian ambassador was present |
| 2015-05-14 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. 's special envoy for good governance Ahmad Zia Massoud visited the attack scene in Kabul late on Wednesday night where a group of Death Eaters launched a coordinated attack. Speaking to news hounds near the Park Palace Guesthouse, Massoud said the Death Eaters attacked the guesthouse thinking the ambassador was present in the compound. Massoud said the attack on Park Palace Guesthouse is likely a political attack but he did not elaborate further. A security official earlier said a musical event was due to be organized in the event which was due to be attended by the Turkish and Indian guests as well Afghan nationals. This comes as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier said he was concerned about the situation after hearing the news. "In the aircraft I got news about the attack in Kabul. Am concerned about the situation & I pray for everyone's safety," Modi said through a Twitter message. In the meantime, the Indian ambassador Amar Sinha earlier said all Indians reported safe and the Embassy is in constant touch with security forces and evacuation is on. The Afghan cops continue to their operations as sporadic gunfire are heard from within the compound of the guesthouse. There are still no reports regarding the exact casualties. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Apparently the ISI got some bad intel. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-05-14 10:47 |