India sends probe team to Kabul


New Delhi: In the wake of Friday’s bomb blasts in Kabul, India has sent a team of investigators to the Afghan capital. National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon will pay a visit there on March 5 to discuss the security of Indians in Afghanistan.

The team, including officials of Home and Defence Ministries, has joined its Afghan counterpart in probing the attack in which Indians engaged in developmental and reconstruction works in that country were targeted.

Afghanistan has set up a five-member team to investigate the incident.

The investigators suspect the involvement of the Taliban, particularly the Haqqani group, in league with elements of the Lashkar-e-Taiba in the assault.

Mr. Menon is expected to meet President Hamid Karzai and other top Afghan leaders. — PTI