Kabul, July 08: A group of Afghans attacked the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul today while elsewhere in the city around 1,000 people led by Central Bank Governor Anwar ul-Haq Ahady demonstrated against Pakistan's alleged "invasion" of Afghan territory. "We have damaged the Pakistani Embassy, we smashed all the computers and phones," said one young man who later joined the main protest. Others said they had climbed over the walls of the Embassy in the upmarket Wazir Akbar Khan residential district in North Kabul and broke vehicle windows. Dozens of Afghan police later sealed off the road outside the Embassy.

The protesters at the embassy later joined the main demonstration in Pashtunistan square in central Kabul beside the Central Bank and Presidential Palace.


"This is a demonstration against Pakistan's military operations in Afghan territory in the provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar that have taken place in the past few days," Ahady told reporters before addressing the crowd of around 1,000.


Demonstrators carried banners which read "we condemn Pakistan's attacks on our territory," and "we support national unity and democracy."

Independent confirmation of their claims was not available but Islamabad has repeatedly denied doing so. Bureau Report