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Slideshow Afghanistan arrests insurgents with explosives, makes Pakistan link Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Afghan government, Taliban condemn photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies Thu, Apr 19 2012 Haqqani network behind Afghan attacks: U.S. envoy Thu, Apr 19 2012 Afghan leader challenges Taliban "brothers" over attacks Tue, Apr 17 2012 Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hour Kabul attack ends Tue, Apr 17 2012 Afghan Taliban says rehearsed attack for two months Tue, Apr 17 2012 Analysis & Opinion The hunt for Hafiz Saeed Sadly, human trophies are as old as war itself Related Topics World » Afghanistan » By Hamid Shalizi KABUL | Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:11am EDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan security forces have detained five insurgents with massive quantities of explosive material intended for use in attacks on crowded areas of Kabul and linked them to Pakistan-based militants, an intelligence spokesman said on Saturday. The alleged connection to militants in Pakistan will likely step up the pressure on Islamabad, after a recent coordinated assault by insurgents on diplomatic and government areas in Kabul and elsewhere put the spotlight on the South Asian nation. "It could have caused large-scale bloodshed," National Directorate of Security (NDS) spokesman Shafiqullah Tahiri told a news conference. "Three Pakistani terrorists and two of their Afghan collaborators who placed the explosives under bags of potatoes in a truck were caught." The 10 tons (22,046 lbs) of potassium material, used to make bombs, were stuffed into 400 bags and hidden under piles of potatoes in the back of a Pakistan-registered truck on Kabul's outskirts, said Tahiri. The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, said there was "no question" that the Haqqani network, which Washington believes is based in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, mounted last weekend's 18-hour rocket and gunfire operation in Kabul. Crocker called on Pakistan to crack down on the Haqqanis and said the response to that demand would influence future ties between the strategic allies. Relations have been heavily strained by a series of events, including the unilateral U.S. special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil in May of last year. Pakistan has denied accusations that its military spy agency sees the Haqqanis as a counterweight to the growing influence of rival India in Afghanistan. Tahiri said the five men confessed to receiving training from Noor Afzal and Mohammad Omar, who he identified as key commanders of the Pakistani Taliban and Pakistan intelligence. Video footage released by NDS to media showed the detained men, including the alleged Pakistanis, talking about where they came from while sitting against a blank white wall. "My name is Majid Rahman, permanent resident of Khyber Agency from Zakha Khil tribe," said one. The other two alleged Pakistanis identified themselves as Asghar Khan from Karkhano, in Peshawar, and Qimat Khan, also from Khyber. At the end of the video, the five men were shown hand-cuffed and standing in front of the potato bags and explosive material at the back of the truck. A Pakistani intelligence official declined comment on the allegations, while Afghan officials did not immediately say when the men were arrested. While the Pakistani Taliban cooperate with the Afghan Taliban, they are sworn enemies of the U.S.-backed Islamabad government and have mounted suicide bombings against Pakistani intelligence officials and security forces. It's still not clear whether the confessions will create a new crisis in relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Cross border ties went into a freeze last year after Kabul accused Pakistani agents of playing a role in the September assassination by insurgents of the head of the country's High Peace Council. Afghanistan has long been suspicious of Pakistani intentions, accusing Islamabad of backing insurgent groups to further its interests. Pakistan's government denies supporting or giving sanctuary to insurgents on its territory and has said it would do what it can to advance the Afghan reconciliation process. Afghan officials say privately that Pakistan has not delivered on its promises, despite upbeat official assessments of cooperation from both sides in recent months. The Taliban in March said they were suspending peace talks with the United States and a plan to open an office in the Gulf state of Qatar to smooth negotiations, accusing Washington of double-dealing over confidence-building measures including the release of insurgents from a U.S. military prison in Cuba. 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