Blame game: Kabul blames Islamabad for deadly attacks
There was no immediate reaction from Islamabad, which has in the past denied such accusations from Kabul
"Special circles of the Pakistani military were behind all those attacks," Sediqi said. PHOTO: ABDUL HASSIB SEDIQI FACEBOOK PAGE
Afghanistan's intelligence agency claimed on Wednesday that some elements in Pakistan were involved in last week's attacks on the capital that left almost 50 people dead and wounded hundreds others, according to the Associated Press.
Abdul Hassib Sediqi, the spokesperson for the National Directorate of Security, said that Afghan authorities have confirmed ‘Pakistani military interference’ in the attacks last Friday.
"Special circles of the Pakistani military were behind all those attacks," Sediqi said. He claimed that the Pakistanis were working through the Haqqani network.
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There was no immediate reaction from Islamabad, which has in the past denied such accusations from Kabul.
Three attacks last week shocked Kabul in their scope and brutality. A truck bomb exploded early Friday morning, flattening a city block and killing 15 people and wounding 240 as they slept, authorities said.
Hours later, a suicide bomber killed at least 20 cadets outside a police academy, while another 10 people died in an attack on a military camp used by US Special Forces. On Monday, an attack near Kabul's airport killed five people.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
“Suicide bombers are receiving their training in Pakistan, there are factories in Pakistan that are making bombs and explosives, which are used to kill and wound civilians in Afghanistan,” Sediqi said.
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He claimed “it has been proved that the Taliban” are not led by Afghans but are getting “their orders form the Pakistani military officers”.
Earlier on Wednesday, Afghan authorities recovered the corpses of four men kidnapped in the country's east last week, officials said, while at least eight others have been newly abducted.
The four corpses, found in Nawur district near the Pakistani border, carried bullet wounds, said Asadullah Ensafi, the deputy chief police of Ghazni province. He said three of the men were from the Shia Hazara community, while the fourth was a Sunni Pashtun.
Ensafi said insurgents kidnapped another at least eight Hazaras on Tuesday. In February, 30 Hazara men were abducted in Zabul province, south of Ghazni. Last month, 11 Hazaras were kidnapped in northern Baghlan province, which also has been plagued by militants since the Taliban stepped up their war against Kabul in April.
Abdul Hassib Sediqi, the spokesperson for the National Directorate of Security, said that Afghan authorities have confirmed ‘Pakistani military interference’ in the attacks last Friday.
"Special circles of the Pakistani military were behind all those attacks," Sediqi said. He claimed that the Pakistanis were working through the Haqqani network.
Read: No knee-jerk reaction: Pakistan chooses to avoid blame game
There was no immediate reaction from Islamabad, which has in the past denied such accusations from Kabul.
Three attacks last week shocked Kabul in their scope and brutality. A truck bomb exploded early Friday morning, flattening a city block and killing 15 people and wounding 240 as they slept, authorities said.
Hours later, a suicide bomber killed at least 20 cadets outside a police academy, while another 10 people died in an attack on a military camp used by US Special Forces. On Monday, an attack near Kabul's airport killed five people.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
“Suicide bombers are receiving their training in Pakistan, there are factories in Pakistan that are making bombs and explosives, which are used to kill and wound civilians in Afghanistan,” Sediqi said.
Read: Organisers of terrorist attacks still exist in Pakistan: Afghan president
He claimed “it has been proved that the Taliban” are not led by Afghans but are getting “their orders form the Pakistani military officers”.
Earlier on Wednesday, Afghan authorities recovered the corpses of four men kidnapped in the country's east last week, officials said, while at least eight others have been newly abducted.
The four corpses, found in Nawur district near the Pakistani border, carried bullet wounds, said Asadullah Ensafi, the deputy chief police of Ghazni province. He said three of the men were from the Shia Hazara community, while the fourth was a Sunni Pashtun.
Ensafi said insurgents kidnapped another at least eight Hazaras on Tuesday. In February, 30 Hazara men were abducted in Zabul province, south of Ghazni. Last month, 11 Hazaras were kidnapped in northern Baghlan province, which also has been plagued by militants since the Taliban stepped up their war against Kabul in April.