US general warns against growing Indian influence in Afghanistan

October 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Afghan envoy to the US has alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was behind Thursday's attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and wounded more than 60. "Yes, we do," Afghan Ambassador to the US, Said T.

October 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The chief of an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Afghanistan, Reto Stocker who is in Delhi on a brief visit has hailed India's humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. Talking exclusively to ANI-TV, Stocker said " I am very happy to see that Indian commitment is very big and is hitting at the right places".

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A two-day international seminar on "Peace and stability in Afghanistan- The way ahead" began here today. It is being organised by the United Service Institution of India.

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a marked shift in its policy, Pakistan has invited India to work alongside in Afghanistan to rebuild the war-ravaged country to which New Delhi has agreed. External Affairs Minister S.

September 25th, 2009 Lahore, Sep.25 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that if the US pulls out from Afghanistan then it would create more problems for both Pakistan and India. In an interview to ABC News, Musharraf said in case the US decides to call off its 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, the Al-Qaeda would then create great problems for the region.

September 25th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says people of Afghanistan as also European and American leaders are appreciative of India's role in Afghanistan where it has invested $1.5 billion to help reconstruction. "We have not supplied any arms, we are also helping them in construction and financing of projects in power, health and education sectors," he told reporters Friday when asked about a top US general's suggestion that India's growing influence in Afghanistan could "exacerbate" regional tensions.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK/NEW DELHI - With the results of the Afghan elections still uncertain, India has pitched in for a "political settlement" by the Afghan people in the war-ravaged nation and warned about the continuing links between Pakistani spy agency ISI and the Afghan Taliban. India's growing influence in Afghanistan, however, came in for a close scrutiny from General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the US and coalition forces in Afghanistan, who cautioned in an internal report to Pentagon that it cold "exacerbate" regional tensions and encourage Pakistani "counter-measures" in Afghanistan or India.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - India's growing influence in Afghanistan could exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani "countermeasures" in Afghanistan or India, a top US military commander says. At the same time, General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the US and coalition forces in Afghanistan, has in his report to the Pentagon noted that Indian activities largely benefit the Afghan people.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Even as a top US commander in Afghanistan has sought more forces, India has said there is no military solution to the conflict in that country and NATO combat operations should give way to a political settlement. India, one of the biggest investors in Afghanistan, "doesn't believe that war can solve any problem and that applies to Afghanistan also," External Affairs Minister S.M.

August 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A US general has recommended the release of around 400 prisoners from Pentagon's Bagram detention centre in Afghanistan, the Online news agency reported Saturday. Major General Doug Stone had recently reviewed the facility at Bagram, which has been a source of growing public anger in Afghanistan.

August 9th, 2009 GOP senator warns against pulling a 'Rumsfeld'WASHINGTON —A Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee says more troops are needed in Afghanistan and is warning that the U.S. must not 'Rumsfeld' the war.

July 14th, 2009 KABUL - The influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan is growing among its traditional Pashtun population while the radical Islamist grouping increasingly appeals to non-Pashtuns too, according to the findings of a study released Tuesday. Mounting anger over the conduct of foreign troops had contributed to the convergence of the groups that had previously supported the international engagement in the country, according to the study published by the independent Afghan Analysis Network.

April 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh Monday said growing Taliban influence in Pakistan was a 'matter of concern for India' and the 'threat' should be to countered in a 'befitting manner'. Singh said the BJP, if voted to power, will give a top priority to curb the growing terrorism.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday denied that US interests in Afghanistan were restraining India from taking military action against Pakistan over the Mumbai terror attack.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor, Wednesday agreed that Indian military presence in Afghanistan could give it some strategic depth against Pakistan. However, he added a decision in this regard has to come from the political leadership.