by Aref Musavi
Northern Balkh province acting governor Mohammad Eshaq Sarwari said on Sunday the attack on the German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif was masterminded six months ago in Peshawar, Pakistan.
He said an arrested would-be suicide bomber confessed he had been trained for two months in Pakistan to carry out a suicide attack.
Sarwari said: "The arrested man said the attack plan was drawn up in Pakistan six months ago."
"The plan was drawn up in Peshawar. He (arrested man) was trained for months on how to fire a Kalashnikov and a pistol. Then, here (Mazar consulate) was specified to them as a target and they were sent to carry out the attack," he added.
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