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NDS Also Had ‘Credible Intel’ Ahead Of The May 31 Bombing

The head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency - the National Directorate of Security (NDS) - Massoum Stanekzai said on Sunday that his department had also received credible intelligence ahead of the May 31 truck bombing in Kabul city but that it was not their job alone to thwart such threats. 

This comes after Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Friday that the Germany embassy had known about the plan to detonate a truck bomb against their facility in the city ahead of the attack. 

Just six days before the May 31 truck bombing, Germany was reportedly warned of the imminent attack. 

According to DW, the German Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that Germany’s intelligence agencies knew there was a plan to bomb the Kabul embassy in the Green Zone.

DW reported that security agencies had received warnings from multiple intelligence sources in the months leading up to the attack. As a result, a number of embassy staff had been evacuated from the building prior to the attack.

Stanekzai meanwhile said that several people have been arrested in connection with the attack and security institutions are carrying out ongoing investigations. 

Meanwhile, a number of senators criticized security institutions for failing to foil such attacks in the country.

According to DW, the driver had fake papers, but was stopped at the gate to the Green Zone, by an Afghan security guard, who phoned the embassy to see if the truck was expected.

But the question being asked is why did the NDS fail to thwart the bombing despite knowing it was planned. 

“Afghanistan’s intelligence had more credibility and the information was authentic compared to the information provided by Germany and we were working on it jointly,” said Stanekzai.

“When they get information about an attack and fail to thwart it, this indicates an intelligence failure,” said military expert Mohsin Mukhtar.

“Those who have been arrested in connection with the attack must be prosecuted and those who helped in their arrest must be rewarded,” said senator Lailuma Ahmadi.

The NDS chief said those who are involved in such attacks must be prosecuted.

“Those who had a role in such attacks should be dealt with according to the law,” said Stanekzai.

Last month’s deadly attack in the heavily-fortified area of Kabul left at least 180 people dead and hundreds more wounded.

According to NDS, between 100 and 120 threats are recorded across Afghanistan on a daily basis. 

The NDS alone receives about 20 reports of threats on Kabul alone each day, he said.

The attack in Kabul’s diplomatic enclave raised concerns among residents in the city with many asking government to do more and improve the deteriorating security situation in the country.

NDS Also Had ‘Credible Intel’ Ahead Of The May 31 Bombing

The head of the NDS said a number of people have been arrested in connection with the truck-bombing that killed as many as 180 people. 

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The head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency - the National Directorate of Security (NDS) - Massoum Stanekzai said on Sunday that his department had also received credible intelligence ahead of the May 31 truck bombing in Kabul city but that it was not their job alone to thwart such threats. 

This comes after Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Friday that the Germany embassy had known about the plan to detonate a truck bomb against their facility in the city ahead of the attack. 

Just six days before the May 31 truck bombing, Germany was reportedly warned of the imminent attack. 

According to DW, the German Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that Germany’s intelligence agencies knew there was a plan to bomb the Kabul embassy in the Green Zone.

DW reported that security agencies had received warnings from multiple intelligence sources in the months leading up to the attack. As a result, a number of embassy staff had been evacuated from the building prior to the attack.

Stanekzai meanwhile said that several people have been arrested in connection with the attack and security institutions are carrying out ongoing investigations. 

Meanwhile, a number of senators criticized security institutions for failing to foil such attacks in the country.

According to DW, the driver had fake papers, but was stopped at the gate to the Green Zone, by an Afghan security guard, who phoned the embassy to see if the truck was expected.

But the question being asked is why did the NDS fail to thwart the bombing despite knowing it was planned. 

“Afghanistan’s intelligence had more credibility and the information was authentic compared to the information provided by Germany and we were working on it jointly,” said Stanekzai.

“When they get information about an attack and fail to thwart it, this indicates an intelligence failure,” said military expert Mohsin Mukhtar.

“Those who have been arrested in connection with the attack must be prosecuted and those who helped in their arrest must be rewarded,” said senator Lailuma Ahmadi.

The NDS chief said those who are involved in such attacks must be prosecuted.

“Those who had a role in such attacks should be dealt with according to the law,” said Stanekzai.

Last month’s deadly attack in the heavily-fortified area of Kabul left at least 180 people dead and hundreds more wounded.

According to NDS, between 100 and 120 threats are recorded across Afghanistan on a daily basis. 

The NDS alone receives about 20 reports of threats on Kabul alone each day, he said.

The attack in Kabul’s diplomatic enclave raised concerns among residents in the city with many asking government to do more and improve the deteriorating security situation in the country.

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