This isn't too surprising, afterall it was a bit odd that security was breached to the extent that it was when Afghanistan's President Karzai was fired upon last week at a parade. This is from an article at China View:
I would say, considering how close this call really was that Karzai's government will be gone over closely and this could be just the tip of the iceberg. The interesting thing here is the link to al Qaeda and not just to the Taliban factions. I have some doubts about this as there certainly wasn't much of an al Qaeda flavor to this assassination attempt - al Qaeda is much more fond of a bombing attack than small weapons fire which is favored by the Taliban.
Afghanistan security apparatus have arrested two government employees on charge of having link with al-Qaida network and involvement in attack on military parade late last month.
"Two elements cooperated with terrorists are doctor Zalmai and Talib Shah who have now been arrested," intelligence chief Amrullah Salih told newsmen at a press conference.
Zalmai, an employee of the Interior Ministry, and Shah of the Defense Ministry had association with terrorists and cooperated in conspiracy to disrupt the victory ceremony last Sunday, Salih further said.
I would say, considering how close this call really was that Karzai's government will be gone over closely and this could be just the tip of the iceberg. The interesting thing here is the link to al Qaeda and not just to the Taliban factions. I have some doubts about this as there certainly wasn't much of an al Qaeda flavor to this assassination attempt - al Qaeda is much more fond of a bombing attack than small weapons fire which is favored by the Taliban.
Intelligence chief: 2 Afghan gov't employees associated with terrorists arrested
KABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan security apparatus have arrested two government employees on charge of having link with al-Qaida network and involvement in attack on military parade late last month.
"Two elements cooperated with terrorists are doctor Zalmai and Talib Shah who have now been arrested," intelligence chief Amrullah Salih told newsmen at a press conference.
Zalmai, an employee of the Interior Ministry, and Shah of the Defense Ministry had association with terrorists and cooperated in conspiracy to disrupt the victory ceremony last Sunday, Salih further said.
He also contended those involved in the attack had link with al-Qaida network and Miranshah, a tribal region inside Pakistan's tribal area where Taliban militants are active.
In the military parade on April 27 when the government of Afghanistan was celebrating the 16th victory anniversary of Mujahidin or farmer resistance groups against the then Moscow-backed regime, militants opened fire and disrupted it.
In the bloody attack for which Taliban outfit and Hekmatyar-ledradical Islamic group the Hizb-e-Islami claimed responsibility, three persons including a law maker were killed and President Hamid Karzai along with many officials left the ceremony to escape unhurt.
Flanked by defense and interior ministers, Salih added that the investigation is going on to nab more elements involved in the attack.
In the wake of the attack on the parade, the Afghan security forces located terrorist cells inside Kabul on April 30 and clashed erupted, during which four terrorists, according to Salih, were killed.
2 comments:
Not too bad, 2 guys in the karzai government who aligned themselves with the enemy. I wish we were that lucky, we have a whole State Department, almost half of congress and 1 presidential candidate and perhaps as much as 15 percent of our own people that align themselves with the enemy.
Touche, Shark!
Well played sir.
:Holger Danske
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