Afghan govt convinced about LeT involvement in Kabul attack

Kabul, Mar 7 (PTI) As investigations into last week's
attack on Indians here gain momentum, Afghan authorities are
increasingly getting convinced that the terror strike was
carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba in collusion with its masters
in Pakistan.
Progress of probe into the February attack was one of
the key issues that National Security Adviser Shivshankar
Menon discussed with President Hamid Karzai, his counterpart
Rangin Dadfar Spanta and Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul during
his two-day visit here that concluded Saturday.
During the discussions, the Afghan authorities
provided details of probe into the incident in which seven
Indians, including three Major rank Army officers, were killed
and nine others, including four army officers, injured.
Menon was told that the probe is progressing well but
is yet to be completed, sources said.
The Afghan authorities are convinced that the attack
was carried out by LeT, saying there were "clear signatures"
of the Pakistan-based outfit whose sworn agenda is to target
Indian interests.
They also hinted at involvement of LeT's masters in
Pakistan, possibly the ISI, the sources said.
According to the Afghan authorities, Taliban, which
reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, was not even
aware of the strike for a long time, the sources said.
In the attack, about six to eight terrorists carried
out an explosion and then stormed two adjacent hotels -- Park
Residence and Noor Guest House -- where Indians engaged in
Afghan reconstruction work were staying. PTI