New Delhi: India on Tuesday said Afghanistan
remains a "vulnerable" area for Indian assets as the
government plans to provide more and better security to its
nationals posted in the war-ravaged country.
"There were intelligence alerts that Indian assets may
be targeted, following which adequate steps were taken but
Afghanistan is a vulnerable area," Union Home Minister P
Chidambaram on Tuesday said on last week’s attack in Kabul in which
six Indians lost their lives.
The Home Minister's comments comes close on the heels of
a government move to send another contingent of Indo-Tibetan
Border Police personnel to strengthen security of Indian
interests in war-torn Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan government has agreed to the Indian
demand of sending more security forces to guard vital
installations and ongoing development projects, which have
become the target of terror groups operating in the region.
The Home Ministry is also planning to move Indian
officials, including doctors, to safer locations in
Afghanistan after terrorists struck at two hotels on Friday in
which Indians engaged in developmental and reconstruction
works were hit, official sources said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 02, 2010, 21:32