Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has accused
Pakistan of sending “messages of war” and harbouring bomb-making camps, after a
wave of devastating blasts in Kabul killed at least 56 people.
Ghani said on Monday that Pakistan has failed to
rein in the Taliban, as peace talks falter and armed groups step up attacks that
are testing beleaguered Afghan security forces.
“Pakistan still remains a venue and ground for
gatherings from which mercenaries send us messages of war,” Ghani said.
“The last few days have shown that suicide bomber
training camps and bomb-producing factories which are killing our people are as
active as before in Pakistan. We can no longer see our people bleeding in a war
that is exported from outside.”
The Afghan leader made the call as another car
bomb exploded on Monday outside the airport in Kabul, killing five people and
injuring another 20, including women and children.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack
in a message to Al Jazeera.
Taliban fighters are stepping up their summer
offensive amid a bitter leadership dispute following the announcement of the
death of longtime leader Mullah Omar.
Since coming to power last year Ghani has
actively courted Pakistan, which has historically backed the Taliban, in what
experts call a calculated gambit to pressure the armed group to the negotiating
table.
Ghani’s sharp rebuke of Afghanistan on Monday
indicates a change in tactic in dealing with Pakistan.
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