Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged Taliban to identify and punish the perpetrators of the suicide attack near the entrance of the country's embassy in Kabul. Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that two employees of the Russian embassy were killed in the attack.
The ministry added that Afghan citizens were also among the victims.
Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the Russian embassy in Kabul is in close contact with the Taliban's security establishment regarding the attack.
Tajik-Russian Foreign Ministers Meet
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed Monday's suicide attack with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Moscow.
According to the Russian media, Lavrov said that following this attack, security measures have increased around the Russian embassy in Kabul.
The foreign minister of Tajikistan told reporters that the perpetrators of this attack will be identified. He added that they “will take collective action”.
The foreign ministers of the two countries paid tribute to the victims of today’s attack in Kabul.
