Russia expressed condolences in connection with the death of employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan

The Russian Foreign Ministry expresses condolences in connection with the death of employees of the Afghan Foreign Ministry due to an explosion that occurred near the building of the department in the center of Kabul. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

“We express our condolences in connection with the terrorist act that claimed the lives of our Afghan colleagues – employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan,” wrote She is in her Telegram channel.

On January 11, an explosion occurred in the center of Kabul near the building of the Afghan Foreign Ministry. Ahmadullah Muttaki, deputy head of the prime minister’s office in the Taliban government (the Taliban is recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation), said on Twitter that a suicide bomber tried to enter the ministry building. When security stopped him, the terrorist blew himself up.

The Al Jazeera TV channel reported that 7 people were killed and 10 others were injured as a result of the attack. Later newspaper Hasht-e Subh citing sources statedthat the number of victims increased to 21 people, another 25 were injured. The interlocutor of the RIA Novosti agency also claimsthat the explosion killed 21 people. According to him, many of them were employees of the Afghan Foreign Ministry, and among the dead there are three members of the Taliban movement.

Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kabul clarifiedthat there are no reports of affected citizens of Russia. Embassy employees are also safe, the diplomatic mission noted.