Afghanistan blames Pakistan for spike in attacks

KABUL (AFP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday directly accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of being behind a recent series of attacks by extremist Islamic militants that have killed scores of people.

Afghanistan has been hit by a wave of bloody unrest, including a militant assault on a military outpost Sunday that killed nine US soldiers and a suicide attack on the Indian embassy a week ago that left 60 people dead.

"The murder, killing, destruction, dishonouring and insecurity in Afghanistan is carried out by the intelligence administration of Pakistan, its military intelligence institutions," Karzai said in a statement.

"We know who kills innocent people," the president said. "We have told the government of Pakistan and the world and from now on it will be pronounced by every member of the Afghan nation."

The cabinet announced meanwhile that Afghanistan would boycott a series of upcoming meetings with Pakistan unless ...