State Dept paper accuses Pakistan of attack on US Afghan camp

Says Haqqani Network carried out the attack in 2009

WASHINGTON: A recently declassified communiqué of the State Department has accused facilitators from Pakistan of funding the notorious Haqqani Network that resulted in the 2009 attack on a CIA camp in Afghanistan.

The cable was obtained by a non-governmental research institute, National Security Archive, through the Freedom of Information Act.

Although the documents are highly redacted but it specifies that the Pakistani facilitators offered $200,000 to the Haqqani Network to carry out the 2009 attack on Camp Chapman. Ten individuals including seven Americans were killed in December 30, 2009 attack.

"During discussion at an unknown date between Haqqani, Salar, and an unidentified facilitator or facilitators, Haqqani and Salar were provided $200,000.00 to enable the attack on Chapman," the cable reads.

According to the National Security Archive, "a series of cables from January 11, 2010 and February 6, 2010" also show how Jalaluddin Haqqani was struggling for funding after American resources dried up following the end of the Cold War, and began fundraising in the Gulf States.

The documents also reveal that the infamous Quetta Shura remained a source of Haqqani Network. "Most of the Haqqani Network funding comes from Quetta Shura, Pakistan-based Taliban leadership," a September 24, 2009 cable says. It further adds that the network paid fighters who conducted attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan.

A report published by the organisation in this regard further reveals that a September 29, 2009 cable says, "as of late September 2009, Spera District Haqqani Network commander Hamid (Rahman) had strained relations with the HQN leadership, including senior commander Siraj (Haqqani), over ransom money embezzled by Rahman. Rahman and an unidentified Iraqi al Qaeda associate had kidnapped a road construction worker in Spera District for ransom and neglected to send the ransom money obtained to HQN leadership in Pakistan. As a result, Siraj Haqqani ordered Rahman to return to Miram Shah/[redacted] north Waziristan, PK, in order to account for the money."

The report says that donations and fundraising continue to be important for HQN. A secret March 22, 2009, cable notes, "as of mid February 2009, the Hadika ta Uloom Madrissa in Dera Ismail Khan, PK was facilitating financial support for the Haqqani Network (HQN).

The National Security Archive requested for the documents under the FOIA as part of its Afghanistan, Pakistan and Taliban project.