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...government institutions. The deals meant that "the pressure was taken off" the militants, who are now "free to be able to cross the border and create problems for us," said Gates. Not that Americans are the only target - on July 7 a suicide bombing outside the Indian embassy in Kabul killed at least 40 people - an attack Afghan authorities blamed on Pakistani elements...
...Kabul VIOLENCE RETURNS Afghan authorities implied that Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind a July 7 suicide bombing at the Indian embassy in Kabul, above, that killed 41 people--the capital's deadliest since 2001. Pakistan denied involvement, while dealing with its own carnage: a July 6 bombing in Islamabad killed at least 18 on the one-year anniversary of a deadly government raid on the city's Red Mosque, and a series of small explosions rocked Karachi on July...
...other Afghan track athlete expected in Beijing, a male sprinter, as well as an Afghan trainer were also at the Formia facility, and they told authorities they were unaware of Andyar's whereabouts. TIME contacted both the Afghan Olympic Committee and the country's track-and-field association in Kabul, but neither knew where Andyar was. An Afghan Olympic official said the team holds the right to substitute Andyar with another female athlete, though the IOC would have the last word...
...India and Pakistan have been vying for influence in Kabul for decades, and India - which for years backed the opposition Northern Alliance against the Pakistan-backed Taliban regime - came out on top after the U.S.-led invasion scattered the Taliban and installed President Karzai in power. India has pledged about $850 million in reconstruction aid to Afghanistan - the largest amount from any nation without a military presence in the country, according to Chellaney - and the Indian embassy in Kabul attracts a daily crowd of Afghans applying for visas...
...With reporting by Madhur Singh / New Delhi and Ali Safi / Kabul...