US Says Haqqanis Behind Afghan Attacks
April 16, 2012
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says members of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani insurgent group were behind the spectacular string of coordinated attacks in Afghanistan early Sunday, and they came as no surprise.
The coalition says the attacks mark the start of the spring fighting season in Afghanistan.
Haqqani Network
FOUNDER: Jalaluddin Haqqani, a former anti-Soviet resistance commander. BASE: North Waziristan, Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan. TOP COMMANDERS: Siraj Haqqani, son of founder Jalaluddin Haqqani. Haji Mali Khan, uncle of Siraj Haqqani. LINKS: U.S. officials have linked the network to Al-Qaida, Pakistani Taliban, and the ISI, the Pakistani intelligence agency. THREAT: U.S. considers it one of the biggest threats to the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. It is blamed for many high-profile attacks, including last year's attack on a NATO base that wounded 77 U.S. soldiers, and the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Militants pounded Kabul and other parts of eastern Afghanistan in coordinated attacks for nearly 18 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
But U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that is not so.
“The intelligence indicates that the Haqqanis were behind the attacks that took place," said Panetta.
Panetta told reporters U.S. intelligence knew the attacks were coming, and the militants achieved nothing.
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