KABUL – Two Russian embassy workers in Kabul have been amongst six individuals killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives close to the doorway of the embassy, in a blast that injured no less than 10 others, the Russian Overseas Ministry and Afghan officers stated on Monday.
The assault was claimed by Islamic State militant group on its channel on Telegram.
Police stated the attacker was shot lifeless by armed guards as he approached the gate, in one of many first such assaults for the reason that Taliban took energy final yr.
“The suicide attacker earlier than reaching the goal, was recognised and shot by Russian embassy (Taliban) guards … there is no such thing as a details about casualties but,” Mawlawi Sabir, the pinnacle of the police district the place the assault came about, informed Reuters.
The Russian Overseas Ministry stated in an announcement that an unknown militant set off an explosive system close to the doorway to the consular part of the embassy round at 10:50 a.m. Kabul time.
“On account of the assault, two staff of the diplomatic mission have been killed, and there are additionally victims amongst Afghan residents,” the ministry stated.
The 4 others killed have been Afghan civilians, Khalid Zadran, a Kabul police spokesperson stated.
Russia is among the few nations to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over the nation greater than a yr in the past. Though Moscow doesn't formally recognise the Taliban’s authorities, they've been in talks with officers over an settlement to produce gasoline and different commodities.
The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned the blast.
“In mild of current occasions, UNAMA stresses the necessity for the de facto authorities to take steps to make sure the security and safety of the individuals in addition to diplomatic missions,” the UN wrote on Twitter, in reference to the Taliban authorities.
The spokesperson for the overseas ministry in Afghanistan stated Taliban forces would take critical steps in direction of securing embassies working within the nation.
“(The federal government) has a detailed relationship with Russia; we'll by no means let such unfavorable actions of enemies have a unfavorable affect on the connection,” spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi stated in an announcement.
In the course of the decades-long Taliban insurgency in opposition to the Western-backed Afghan authorities, bombings concentrating on overseas missions have been a daily incidence in Kabul, particularly lately, with embassies and lodges fortifying themselves with razor wire and blast partitions.
Such incidents have decreased dramatically for the reason that rebel group swept to energy in August 2021.
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The assaults had to this point been in opposition to the Taliban and civilian targets akin to mosques.
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