Embassy blast: US to probe Afghan charge on ISI role

The US President8217;s statement came days after US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said there was no evidence available of Pakistan8217;s involvement in the attack on Indian embassy in Kabul last week that killed its Brigadier-rank defence attache, an IFS officer and 58 others.

Bush said extremists were coming out of parts of Pakistan into Afghanistan which 8220;should be troubling to Pakistan8221; as it was to Washington.

8220;No question, however, that some extremists are coming out of parts of Pakistan into Afghanistan. And that8217;s troubling to us, it8217;s troubling Afghanistan, and it should be troubling to Pakistan.

8220;We share a common enemy; that would be extremists who use violence to either disrupt democracy or prevent democracy from taking hold. Al Qaida is 8212; they8217;re there. We have hurt Al Qaeda hard 8212; hit them hard and hurt them around the world, including in Pakistan,8221; he added.

Bush said that the United States would jointly with Pakistan continue to apply pressure on Al Qaida.

8220;I certainly hope that the government understands the dangers of extremists moving in their country. I think they do,8221; Bush said.

In a strongly worded statement on Monday, Karzai had said the attacks in Afghanistan were 8220;carried out by the intelligence administration of Pakistan, its military intelligence institutions.8221;