No less than six individuals have been killed in a suicide bombing outdoors the Russian Embassy in Kabul. Two Russian employees members have been confirmed lifeless with many extra injured and the demise toll is predicted to rise.
It is the primary assault on a international mission in Afghanistan for the reason that Taliban took management. It is also the newest in a spate of assaults throughout Afghanistan, however no group has as but claimed accountability.
Following the assault, Russian international minister, Sergey Lavrov, mentioned “A set of measures was instantly taken to strengthen the safety of the outer perimeter. Further Taliban authority forces had been commissioned, and the capabilities of Afghanistan’s intelligence and counterintelligence had been used.”
He additionally expressed hope that the perpetrators of the assault can be discovered and punished as quickly as attainable.
Officers say that guards shot the attacker lifeless as he approached the doorway to the consular part of the constructing. It's unclear whether or not the assault was to undermine the Taliban or goal Moscow's presence within the nation.
Russia is one in every of few international locations to have saved a diplomatic presence within the nation. Nevertheless, Moscow has not formally recognised the Taliban. Regardless of Moscow designating them as a terrorist group and outlawing them on Russian soil, the group does have illustration in Russia. A delegation was even on the latest Saint Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board.
In June, Russian president, Vladimir Putin, mentioned that he was making an attempt to construct relations with the group and that he needs to see all of the ethnic teams in Afghanistan participating in operating the nation.
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