WASHINGTON – Afghanistan link>’sPermanent Representative to the United Nations Mahmoud Saikal on Mondayaccused Pakistan link>’s premierintelligence network of training one of the Kabullink> attackers.

“Abdul Qahar, father of one of the terrorists involved in last week’sattack on Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, concedes his son was trained inBalochistan province by the ISI link>,” Saikaltweeted.

The Taliban link> claimed responsibilitiesfor the attack. Pakistan, as expected, denied its involvement. A mid-leveldiplomat at the Afghan embassy in the US alleged the attack was planned byPakistan.

“A clear proof that the attack on the hotel was planned in a madrasa onPakistan’s soil: Abdul Qahar, father of one of the suicide attackers, is aneyewitness of the story,” said Majeed Qarar, cultural attaché at theembassy of Afghanistan.

“The night vision goggles found with Taliban attackers in maiwand’s ANAbase were military grade goggles (Not sold to public) procured by Pak armyfrom a British company & supplied 2 Lashkar-e-Taiba in Kashmir & Taliban inAfghanistan,” he said in another tweet.

Afghan Ambassador in Washington Hamidullah Mohib did not respond toquestions on the tweet by his cultural attaché.

In an op-ed, Marvin G. Weinbaum, director for Afghanistan and PakistanStudies at the Middle East Institute said the Taliban appeared to havechosen urban guerrilla warfare to demonstrate their undiminished strengthas a fighting force.

“The Taliban are intent upon undermining the public’s confidence that theirgovernment and its foreign allies can offer Afghans basic security,” hesaid.