| I think we called this one. John's been all over it... |
Afghan officials on Friday dismissed "diversionary" Pakistani claims that an Al Qaeda kingpin linked to an alleged plot to blow up airliners is based in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistani security officials said on Friday that Islamabad had informed US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan that the unidentified Al Qaeda member was based in Kunar. But a senior adviser in the Afghan Foreign Ministry accused Pakistan of trying to shift the blame and said Afghanistan was no longer a haven for Al Qaeda. "As we've said in the past, we believe that information coming from the Pakistani intelligence services is diversionary," adviser Daud Muradiaan said. "We in Afghanistan believe that Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for Al Qaeda." |