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Pakistan Aided Kabul Embassy Attack: US

Messages between militants and spy agency intercepted

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 1, 2008 5:33 AM CDT
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(Newser) – American intelligence has determined that members of Pakistan's powerful spy agency helped to plan July's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, reports the New York Times. US authorities based their findings on intercepted messages between the attackers and Pakistani intelligence officers. American officials also obtained new evidence that the Pakistanis have provided information to militants, helping them to escape ahead of US air strikes.

Only days after the attack, India accused Pakistan's spy agency of orchestrating the attack. Washington would not detail exactly what material they intercepted or how much support the Pakistanis offered the militants, but the findings confirmed long-held suspicions. "There was a sense that there was finally direct proof," said one State Department official.

Afghan police officers stand guard at the entrance gate of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul.
Afghan police officers stand guard at the entrance gate of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul.   (AP Photo)
An Afghan police officer along with an Indian Embassy guard, second right, stand at the Indian Embassy n central Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 7, 2008.
An Afghan police officer along with an Indian Embassy guard, second right, stand at the Indian Embassy n central Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 7, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Afghan and Indian officials pay their respects during a memorial ceremony for Indian Embassy employees killed in a suicide attack in Kabul.
Afghan and Indian officials pay their respects during a memorial ceremony for Indian Embassy employees killed in a suicide attack in Kabul.   (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Afghan workers fix the damaged wall at Indian Embassy following the Monday's suicide attack in Kabul.
Afghan workers fix the damaged wall at Indian Embassy following the Monday's suicide attack in Kabul.   (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
An Afghan worker carries debris near the site of Monday's suicide attack near the Indian Embassy in Kabul.
An Afghan worker carries debris near the site of Monday's suicide attack near the Indian Embassy in Kabul.   (AP Photo)
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