Do Not Visit Afghanistan, Russia’s Special Envoy Tells Russians

Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, has emphasised that Russians should refrain from visiting Afghanistan. Kabulov said that the situation in Afghanistan is dire, and civilians may face terrorist attacks.

In an interview with Russian media outlets, he stressed that the Russians must only visit Afghanistan for necessary work purposes.

According to him, Russian businessmen have travelled to Afghanistan with security guarantees.

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, also discussed the activities of ISIS in Afghanistan during a press conference on Thursday and called the security situation of this country worrisome.

Russia is one of the few countries whose embassy continued to operate after the Taliban came to power in August 2021. The country’s embassy was attacked in 2022 and two of its diplomats were killed in the attack. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on the Russian embassy.