Terrorist act at Russian Embassy in Kabul condemned by all, Probe On
The United States condemns the terrorist act committed near the Russian Embassy in Kabul and extends condolences to families of victims, Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West tweeted.
“The United States condemns the terrorist attack that took place outside the Russian Embassy in Kabul earlier today, and I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the victims who were killed or hurt. This violence serves no purpose,” West said.
The explosion occurred on Monday in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Kabul, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier. Two employees of the diplomatic mission died as a result of the explosion.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier on Monday that an unknown militant had set off an explosive device near the entrance to the consular office of the Russian embassy in Kabul.
The foreign minister in the interim government of the Taliban movement, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has offered condolences to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a telephone conversation and stated that all necessary measures would be taken to investigate the terrorist attack near the Russian embassy in Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a news release on Monday.
“In connection with the terrorist attack on the morning of September 5 at the consular office of the Russian embassy in Kabul, which left dead two embassy staffers and also Afghan citizens, Amir Khan Muttaqi expressed condolences on behalf of the Afghan leadership and promised that all necessary measures would be taken to investigate this crime,” the news release reads.
Both parties emphasized the importance of taking measures to improve security in the area of the Russian embassy, and also agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against international terrorism.
The incident occurred at 10:50 Kabul time. As a result of the attack, two embassy employees were killed. The embassy is in close contact with Afghanistan’s special services.
