AFGHAN-MUMBAI 2 LST

The terrorists targeted those Indians who were engaged in
helping Afghan people and building partnership between the two
countries, Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad told PTI.

He said those targeted were earning goodwill for India by
bringing the people of the two countries closer through their
developmental efforts.
"It is the handiwork of enemies of Afghan people and
friendship between people of India and Afghanistan," Prasad
said and asserted that these attempts would not deter India
from pursuing its goal of helping Afghanistan.
Taliban, at the behest of Pakistan's intelligence agency
ISI, has been expressing opposition to India's developmental
works in Afghanistan. They have been demanding that India
should end its presence in Afghanistan.
The sources said the attack reflected a change of pattern
by Taliban terrorists, as they went this time for the soft
targets rather unlike the protected installations and persons
as in the past.
Friday's attack was the fourth on Indian interests in
Afghanistan since July 2008 when a car laden with 100 kgs of
explosives was blown up at the gate of Indian Embassy, killing
60 people, including four Indians - a Brigadier-rank officer,
a senior IFS officer and two ITBP personnel.
In October last year, terrorists struck again at the
Embassy, carrying out a car bomb explosion near its outer wall
and killing 17 people.
Subsequently, in December, a hotel housing staff of an
Indian IT company was targeted. Eight people were killed and
two IT executives, an Indian cook and a cleaner were among
those injured. PTI AKK
PRS


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