Afghanistan

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21 March 2014 Last updated at 08:24 GMT
Nine killed in Kabul hotel gun attack

Nine people were killed when gunmen broke into a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul and attacked diners on Thursday evening.
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The Afghan government has blamed the attack on Pakistan's ceasefire with the Taliban, which it says has enabled the militants to focus on targeting Afghanistan, correspondents report.
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Afghanistan Alleges Foreign Hand in Hotel Attack
KABUL, Afghanistan March 22, 2014 (AP)
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press Writer
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In that briefing the agency said: "The attack on the Serena Hotel was a direct attack by an intelligence service outside the country."

It did not specify which country was purportedly responsible for the assault, but Afghanistan routinely accuses Pakistan of sending militants across the border to wage attacks. Pakistan did not immediately comment on the allegations.

The agency said neither the Taliban nor the Haqqani group, a network believed responsible for numerous high-profile attacks in Kabul, was even aware the attack was in the offing.
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