By Smita Prakash

Geneva, Nov.21 (ANI): The United States has agreed to give Indiacrucial information regarding the involvement of one accomplice ofterror suspects Tahawwur Hussain Rana and David Coleman Headley inconnection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case or anotherIndia-related terror plot. The accomplice is said to be either ofPakistan origin or residing in Pakistan.

This was conveyed by US Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panettaduring his meetings with the Indian security establishment, sourcessaid.

Panetta, as per sources, also shared India’s view that Pakistan wasnot moving with earnest on the 26/11 case. He said some elements inthe Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were actually shielding andaiding terror elements.

Panetta said clearly all elements in the ISI were not on board on theterror war. He also said that the South Waziristan operations weregoing on okay, but in the north, the situation was not positive.

On Afghanistan, Panetta said the US is worried about how strong theKarzai Government is in terms of continuing its support for militaryoperations. He, however, expressed optimism that the situation wouldimprove in twelve to eighteen months.

Panetta also said that they were in for a long haul.

Sources said there has apparently been no request made to India aboutundertaking any military role in Afghanistan. There wasn’t even arequest made for training the Afghan police force or for assistanceunder UN peacekeeping operations. (ANI)