Why target the Indian embassy?
Pakistan has had this concept of Afghanistan as its client state, and it’s always endeavored to keep it in its back pocket. That’s why it was so keen to get the Taliban in power, because the movement was basically born in the madrassas of Pakistan. Now, Indians have moved into the country very quickly. They’ve invested lots of money—they’re building the new parliament and there are about 3,000 Indian workers in the southwest, building a road that would link Afghanistan to the Persian Gulf without going through Pakistan. At the moment, Afghanistan is entirely dependent upon Pakistan for sea access, so they’re obviously very concerned about that development. Is there a link between the bombing of the Indian embassy and other attacks you’ve seen, or does this strike you as very targeted? We’re seeing more high-profile attacks in the capital against high-value targets. This year, we saw the Serena Hotel bombing, the botched attempt to assassinate President [Hamid] Karzai and now this India
