On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, an explosion occurred in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building inKabul capital ofAfghanistan at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time suspected of being a suicide bomber attack causing at least 20 deaths and many more injuries
Ustad Faridun, an official at the Taliban government’s Ministry of Information and Culture, told Archyde.com the bomber planned to enter the foreign ministry building but failed. decided to detonate
One eyewitness said: He saw a man walking past his car with a rucksack and a rifle on his shoulder. before this man detonates himself.
Mr. Muhager Farahi, Deputy Minister of Information It told AFP news agency that the Chinese delegation was due to attend a meeting with officials.foreign ministrytoday, but it is unclear whether Were they in the building when the explosion happened?
The Taliban regained power in 2021 but have faced dozens of attacks and bombings. Most of them are ISIS-K groups. Branch of the Islamic State militant group who came out claiming to be behind
last december A group of gunmen stormed a hotel in Kabul where Chinese businessmen stayed. causing 5 Chinese deaths, ISIS-K group claiming to be the perpetrator before that in October Attack on mosque near Interior Ministry building in Kabul This left four dead and 25 injured.
ISIS-K has also claimed it was behind a September suicide bombing that killed Russian embassy officials. People died too