Reuters. Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured at least 10 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said on Monday.
The attack was claimed by Islamic State militant group on its channel on Telegram.
Police said the attacker was shot dead by armed guards as he approached the gate, in one of the first such attacks since the Taliban took power last year.
The spokesperson for the foreign ministry in Afghanistan said Taliban forces would take serious steps towards securing embassies operating in the country.
"(The government) has a close relationship with Russia; we will never let such negative actions of enemies have a negative impact on the relationship," spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said in a statement.
