INDIA AND KABUL TOGETHER ATTACK ON TERRARISUM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday pledged to not allow terrorism come in the way of India’s “abiding commitment to Afghanistan’s efforts to build a democratic, pluralistic and stable polity” and announced the allocation of an additional $450 million in assistance to the war-torn nation.
The announcement came after discussions with visiting Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
Describing the July 7 terrorist attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul as an attack on the friendship between India and Afghanistan, Dr. Singh said terrorism had no barriers and was not bound by any restraints.
The additional aid, coming on top of the existing commitments totalling $750 million, will push the quantum of New Delhi’s assistance to Kabul above $1 billion, a sign of the importance India attaches to peace and stability in the newest member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
India has just completed the construction of the Zaranj-Dalaram road, part of a larger project to create a route for Indian exports via Iran. Ready to host meet
Dr. Singh expressed India’s willingness to host a meeting of the Joint Coordination Monitoring Board (JCMB), the multilateral body that oversees and harmonises the efforts of countries contributing financially and militarily for restoration of peace in Afghanistan.
Other members of the JCMB include the U.S., China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan, Germany and the U.K.
In a statement, Mr. Karzai said India and Afghanistan together faced the “challenges of terrorism, of cold-blooded, brutal murderous activity” and that the two countries had no option “but to be united in fighting the menace.”