Seven suspected Afghan terrorists responsible for the Indian embassy bombing and several other attacks in Kabul have been arrested, the Afghan intelligence agency said on Monday, pointing out their links in Pakistan.
The seven suspected militants having links to Afghan Taliban leaders currently based in Pakistan are responsible for a series of attacks in Kabul, including one on the Indian embassy last year and on a guesthouse frequented by Indians. The men arrested over the past one week received training in Pakistan, according to Afghan National Security Directorate spokesman Seyd Ansari.
During the past year the group organised about eight bombings that together killed 37 people before their arrest, Mr Ansari said.
“The seven terrorists responsible for organising a dozen suicide attacks over the past one year, including last Tuesday’s suicide attack in Darulaman locality that left two dozen people dead, were arrested over the past week,” Mr Ansari told a press conference here.
Among the attacks the group had carried out, Mr Ansari said, was a deadly suicide and gun attack on two Kabul guesthouses packed with foreigners.
The February 26 raid resulted in the deaths of 16 people. —PTI