Afghanistan says 'foreign' agency behind Karzai attack
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Afghanistan's government says a "foreign intelligence agency" was behind an April assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai during a military parade in Kabul.
The president's spokesman has refused to name the foreign country but says evidence shows the hallmark of a particular intelligence agency.
Afghan officials, including the president have in the past accused Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence of supporting Taliban militants.
Pakistan nurtured the Taliban and supported the Islamist movement during its 1996-2001 spell in power in Afghanistan.
But President Pervez Musharraf dropped the militia under US pressure after the 9/11 attacks.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the parade attack in April, which left three dead including a parliamentarian.
Islamabad strenuously denies that its intelligence agencies have any links to the insurgents.
