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| Afghanistan |
| 'Pakistan-based Qaeda behind Karzai attack bid' |
| 2008-05-05 |
| Al Qaeda based in Pakistan were behind last weekÂ’s assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, AfghanistanÂ’s intelligence chief said on Sunday. The head of AfghanistanÂ’s National Directorate of Security, Amrullah Saleh, said foreign governments should put pressure on Pakistan to target militant bases within its own borders. Taliban gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at a state parade last Sunday, sending Karzai, his cabinet, top military officials and foreign diplomats diving for cover. Three people were shot dead before Afghan troops killed the three Taliban attackers. They had links with Al Qaeda in Miranshah, PakistanÂ’s tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, Saleh said, and branded the network the mastermind of the attack, the most brazen by the Taliban since they were driven from power in 2001. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 the most brazen by the Taliban since they were driven from power in 2001 Possibly. But it's interesting that for all the planning, preparation and 'inside help', the thugs were relatively ineffective. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-05-05 13:23 |
| #2 Afghan. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-05-05 09:14 |
| #1 government-issued weapons Would that be the Afghan government or the Pakistani government? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-05 06:25 |