According to the spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior, Abdul Nafi Thakur, at least six civilians were killed in an attack near the Foreign Ministry in Kabul on Monday, which was claimed by the Islamic State. Thakur said on Twitter that the attacker was targeted by Afghan forces, but the device he was carrying exploded, killing six civilians and injuring others. The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on the group’s Amaq website. This attack is the first since the beginning of Ramadan. Last year, during this period, the country witnessed many attacks. This is the second time in less than three months that an attack occurred near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On January 11, a suicide attack in front of the entrance to the Foreign Ministry, claimed by the Islamic State, killed 10 people and wounded 53. Violence in various parts of Afghanistan has decreased significantly since the Taliban seized power, but the security situation has deteriorated once more, with the Islamic State group adopting a number of bloody attacks. A photo of Taliban fighters at the scene of the attack near the Foreign Ministry was included with the article.
At least six civilians were killed, on Monday, in an attack near the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, which was claimed by the Islamic State, according to what was announced by the spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior, Abdul Nafi Thakur.
Abdul Nafi Thakur said on Twitter that the Afghan forces targeted the attacker, but the device he was carrying “exploded, killing six civilians and injuring others.”
The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on the group’s Amaq website.
This attack is the first since the beginning of Ramadan. During this period last year, the country witnessed many attacks. This is the second time in less than three months that an attack occurred near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On January 11, a suicide attack in front of the entrance to the Foreign Ministry, claimed by the Islamic State, killed 10 people and wounded 53, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. On December 12, five Chinese nationals were injured in an attack by gunmen on a hotel in the Afghan capital where Chinese businessmen were staying.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for this attack, as well as the attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul in December, at which time Islamabad condemned what it considered an attempt to assassinate its ambassador.
Violence in various parts of Afghanistan has decreased significantly since the Taliban seized power, but the security situation has deteriorated once more, with the Islamic State group adopting a number of bloody attacks.
The attack near the Foreign Ministry in Kabul claimed by the Islamic State has once once more shaken Afghanistan, marking the first attack during the holy month of Ramadan. The incident resulted in the deaths of at least six civilians and left others injured. Despite a decrease in violence due to the Taliban takeover, the situation in Afghanistan remains tumultuous, with the Islamic State carrying out more violent attacks. The international community must work together to support Afghanistan’s stability and security to prevent future bloodshed.
