Kremlin condemns killing of 2 Russian diplomats in Afghanistan blast
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has condemned a terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s Kabul, which killed two Russian Embassy staff.
“Of course, we are talking about a terrorist act, which is absolutely unacceptable in general. We strongly condemn such terrorist acts,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing in Moscow.
The Russian authorities are focusing on getting information about the incident, he said.
Kabul police said one civilian was killed and 10 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a gathering near the Russian Embassy.
The Russian Foreign Ministry later announced that two embassy staff were killed in the explosion.
Recently, Daesh/ISIS affiliated militants targeted the Taliban’s religious seminaries and mosques in Kabul and other parts of the country.