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| Taliban-ISI hand suspected in Kabul attack: Gen Kapoor |
| 2008-07-11 |
| After the Afghanistan government, it is Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor's turn to indicate that the resurgent Taliban-ISI combine could be behind the terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which left four Indians and 50 others dead on Monday. The possibility of Pakistan's ISI being involved in the ''well-planned and pre-meditated'' suicide bombing on the Indian mission cannot be ruled out, said Gen Kapoor on Thursday. ''Obviously, it was the work of elements inimical to India's interests. We all should be able to make out who would be inimical to our interests in Kabul and our embassy there,'' said Gen Kapoor, on the sidelines of a function to hand over specialised scooters and financial assistance to disabled soldiers. On Monday itself, in a clear reference to ISI, the Afghan interior minister had said the attack, which killed the Indian defence attache, an IFS officer and two ITBP soldiers, had been carried out ''in coordination and consultation with an active intelligence service in the region''. Gen Kapoor, on his part said, deliberations were in progress to bolster security measures for Indian missions abroad. |
| Posted by:Fred |