Afghanistan, Feb. 7 -- Kabul has rejected Pakistan's claims linking the Islamabad mosque suicide bombing to Afghanistan, calling the accusations premature and unsupported by evidence.
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif earlier said the deadly suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad involved a militant who had traveled to Afghanistan, claiming cross-border militant links and vowing a strong response.
Responding to those remarks, Taliban Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khwarazmi said Pakistani officials have repeatedly blamed Afghanistan for security incidents, including past attacks in Balochistan, without presenting credible evidence.
Khwarazmi questioned how authorities could quickly identify alleged external links af...