Afghanistan blames Pakistan for suicide attacks

Kabul once again blamed Islamabad for strikes inside Afghanistan, saying regional spy agencies were behind a rare suicide blast targeting Shia Muslims that killed more than 80 per cent people in an indirect reference to Pakistani security agencies.

Afghan Attorney General Eshaq Aloko while speaking to the media said two men had been apprehended over the December attack, which targeted a crowd of worshippers on Ashura in the capital.

He quoting President Hamid Karzai blamed Pakistani sectarian militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi for the atrocity. In his view, it was an unprecedented on such a holy day, urging authorities concerned in Islamabad to act accordingly.

The Attorney General noted, “The attack was planned in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, by regional spy agencies aimed at provoking sectarian violence. Although the Jhangvi group claimed responsibility, it was masterminded by some spy agencies in our neighboring countries”.

It was common practice of Afghan leaders to blame Islamabad for fueling much of the violence in their country, where the local insurgents are leading a 10-year insurgency against the government and 130, 000 troops of allied forces.

Aloko informed the media persons that one of those arrested came from Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan’s militant-infested tribal areas. He was paid Rs 10, 000 to bring two suicide bombers to Kabul, he added.

He remarked, “One attacker blew himself up, the second fled the area. But the two arrested men both confessed over the plot and the case was now closed”.

The incident took place at the entrance to a riverside shrine, where hundreds of Shias had gathered. However, the Taliban refused to accept responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in the Afghan capital in three years.

The prosecutor further stated that the case was closed for them. They have completed their investigation and would send the case to the court for further proceedings.

He urged the authorities in Islamabad to take concrete steps to eliminate insurgents from tribal belt of the country that bordered with Afghanistan.

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