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Haqqani network behind Afghan attacks: U.S. envoy
Source: Reuters
Haqqani network behind Afghan attacks: U.S. envoy
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
KABUL | Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:43am EDT
(Reuters) - The American ambassador to Afghanistan said on Thursday there was "no question" that the Haqqani network mounted attacks on Kabul and other areas over the weekend, and reiterated a long-standing demand that ally Pakistan go after the group.
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks on foreign embassies and parliament, which lasted 18 hours, killing 11 Afghan security forces and four civilians. Thirty-five insurgents died.
"There is no question in our mind that the Haqqanis were responsible for these attacks," Ambassador Ryan Crocker told reporters.
"We know where their leadership lives and we know where these plans are made. They're not made in Afghanistan. They're made in Miram Shah which is in North Waziristan, which is in Pakistan."
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By Amie Ferris-Rotman
KABUL | Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:43am EDT
(Reuters) - The American ambassador to Afghanistan said on Thursday there was "no question" that the Haqqani network mounted attacks on Kabul and other areas over the weekend, and reiterated a long-standing demand that ally Pakistan go after the group.
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks on foreign embassies and parliament, which lasted 18 hours, killing 11 Afghan security forces and four civilians. Thirty-five insurgents died.
"There is no question in our mind that the Haqqanis were responsible for these attacks," Ambassador Ryan Crocker told reporters.
"We know where their leadership lives and we know where these plans are made. They're not made in Afghanistan. They're made in Miram Shah which is in North Waziristan, which is in Pakistan."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/19/us-afghanistan-haqqani-usa-idUSBRE83I0KT20120419
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