The Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), António Guterres, condemned this Monday the attack in the vicinity of the Russian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and stressed that the attacks against civilian objects, including diplomatic missions, are “strictly prohibited by international humanitarian law.” law.”
The Secretary-General strongly condemns Monday’s attack in Kabul near the Embassy of the Russian Federation. The secretary-general conveys his condolences to the families of the deceased and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured,” Guterres spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement.
António Guterres “reiterates that attacks against civilians and civilian objects, including diplomatic missions, are strictly prohibited by international humanitarian law,” the note adds.
The attack that took place this Monday at the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan killed at least six peopleincluding the second secretary and a security guard, the Russian Investigative Committee announced, based on preliminary information about the suicide attack.
Islamic State claims responsibility for bomb attack that killed 6 at Russian embassy in Kabul
In addition to the two employees of the Russian embassy, at least four other people, of Afghan nationality, were killed and others eleven were injured.
Previously, the Foreign Ministry had only indicated that two employees of the Russian embassy in Kabul had been killed in the attack, but without details of their positions.
The Kremlin condemned the attack, while the Russian Foreign Minister, Follow Lavrov, he called for the perpetrators of the attack to be found and prosecuted in the “near future”.
The suicide attack took place when the bomber laden with explosives was discovered and killed by Taliban security forces in the vicinity of the compound.
According to the police spokesman, “the suicide bomber was killed by the security forces and that was when the explosion occurred.”
The Taliban said their Security agencies are conducting an in-depth investigation. about the incident and “will take more serious measures for the security of the embassy.”
The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack on Monday afternoon.
Soldiers of the caliphate detonated an explosive device in a concentration of infidels in Kabul,” the group said, quoted by the Efe news agency, on the Telegram platform.
Russia was one of the first and few countries to advocate a rapprochement with the Taliban, despite the fact that they are not recognized by the international community.
Although Moscow has not officially recognized the fundamentalist regime either – it is considered a terrorist group in Russia – it is one of the few nations that maintains an active diplomatic service in Afghanistan.
Source: Observadora
