Washington, Jan. 12: The suicide strike on the key US intelligence base in Afghanistan had hallmarks of an operation carried out by a national intelligence service, a leading US thinktank has said, apparently hinting that it could be the handiwork of Pakistan’s ISI or its rogue elements.
"The hit was by all account a masterful piece of trade craft beyond the known abilities of a group like Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan," US thinktank Stratfor said. "The Jordanians penetration of the CIA was less like the product of an insurgency than an operation carried out by a national intelligence service. And this is the most troubling aspect for the US," the think tank said.
The speculation about a possible ISI hand in the suicide attack is being traced back to US and Afghan government sources who said in the analysis of explosives used, it was found they were of standard military grade which points to ISI.
Stratfor deduction comes even as al-Jazeera TV said the Jordanian bomber Khali Abu Mulal al-Balawi was bought to the US base in Khost in eastern Afghanistan by car from across the border in Pakistan. The agency which was one of the TV channels which beamed a footage of Al Balawi alongside Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud said the video showed "there was clearly a link between Pakistani Taliban headed by Hakimullah Mehsud and some of Al Qaeda elements operating in Pakistan. The Arab TV channel said, this video was expected and "everybody in the tribal border areas was told Al Balawi had recorded a message before he went to his mission." —PTI
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