New Delhi:
In the wake of the Friday's Kabul attack, Indian has sent a team of investigators to the Afghan capital and National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon will pay a visit there on March 5 to discuss security of its nationals in Afghanistan.
The Indian team, including officials of home and defence ministries, has joined their Afghan counterpart in probing the attack on the two hotels on Friday in which Indians engaged in developmental and reconstruction works in that country were targeted by terrorists, sources said.
Afghanistan has set up a five-member team to investigate the incident.
The Indian government is worried about countrymen dying in the Kabulattack, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked the National Security AdvisorShivshankar Menon to make an urgent trip to Kabul.
The Prime Minister wants Menon to assess the situation and look at ways of securing Indians from this targeted threat.
Menon will travel to Kabul on March 5 and is expected to meet the top leadership of Afghanistan including President Hamid Karzai to discuss various aspects related to security of Indians engaged in developmental projects across Afghanistan.
The Indian team will be collecting evidence as to who were involved in the attack, the sources said.
The terror attack in Kabul was on the pattern of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, with six to eight terrorists targeting the hotels and hunting for victims during the strike in which six Indians were killed and 10 others injured.
Therewere repeated intelligence alerts on the Lashkar targeting Indians inKabul, the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, is most upset after theattack.
ISI behind Kabul blast
There are reports of new clues in the Kabul blast, Indian Intelligence sources say all evidence point towards Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) behind the blast which killed 6 Indians.
The Haqqani faction of the Taliban has direct links to the ISI.
The ISI in fact, has a three-pronged strategy: Use the Sirajuddin Haqqani faction of the Taliban to hit Indian assets and interests in Afghanistan. The Lashkar, Hijbul Mujahideen and Harkatul Mujahideen combine in Kashmir and use Lashkar and Indian Mujahideen combine to target other Indian cities.
Indian sources warn of more attacks. (With PTI inputs)
Also read: Kabul attack on the pattern of 26/11?
The Indian team, including officials of home and defence ministries, has joined their Afghan counterpart in probing the attack on the two hotels on Friday in which Indians engaged in developmental and reconstruction works in that country were targeted by terrorists, sources said.
Afghanistan has set up a five-member team to investigate the incident.
The Indian government is worried about countrymen dying in the Kabulattack, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked the National Security AdvisorShivshankar Menon to make an urgent trip to Kabul.
The Prime Minister wants Menon to assess the situation and look at ways of securing Indians from this targeted threat.
Menon will travel to Kabul on March 5 and is expected to meet the top leadership of Afghanistan including President Hamid Karzai to discuss various aspects related to security of Indians engaged in developmental projects across Afghanistan.
The Indian team will be collecting evidence as to who were involved in the attack, the sources said.
The terror attack in Kabul was on the pattern of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, with six to eight terrorists targeting the hotels and hunting for victims during the strike in which six Indians were killed and 10 others injured.
Therewere repeated intelligence alerts on the Lashkar targeting Indians inKabul, the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, is most upset after theattack.
ISI behind Kabul blast
There are reports of new clues in the Kabul blast, Indian Intelligence sources say all evidence point towards Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) behind the blast which killed 6 Indians.
The Haqqani faction of the Taliban has direct links to the ISI.
The ISI in fact, has a three-pronged strategy: Use the Sirajuddin Haqqani faction of the Taliban to hit Indian assets and interests in Afghanistan. The Lashkar, Hijbul Mujahideen and Harkatul Mujahideen combine in Kashmir and use Lashkar and Indian Mujahideen combine to target other Indian cities.
Indian sources warn of more attacks. (With PTI inputs)
Also read: Kabul attack on the pattern of 26/11?
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