Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul

| partof = the Islamic State–Taliban conflict

| image = Russian embassy in Kabul.jpg

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| location = Kabul, Afghanistan

| target = Embassy of Russia, Kabul

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| date = {{start date and age|2022|09|05|df=y}}

| time = 10:50 a.m.

| type = Suicide bombing

| fatalities = 8–10+

| injuries = 15–20

| perpetrators = {{flagdeco|ISIL}} Islamic State – Khorasan Province

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On 5 September 2022, Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) conducted a suicide bombing outside the Embassy of Russia, in Kabul, Afghanistan.{{Cite web |title=Eight killed in blast outside Russian embassy in Kabul: Sources |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/5/suicide-bomb-blast-near-russian-embassy-in-kabul-afghan-police |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

Attack

The attack was carried out at around 10:50 a.m. when a crowd of people was gathering to apply for visas to travel to Russia. Kabul police said that the terrorist had been shot dead by the security forces, but his bombs exploded after he was killed. The terrorist attack killed at least eight people, according to Al Jazeera, but RIA Novosti reported that at least ten had died.{{Cite web |title=В Кабуле при взрыве погибли два сотрудника российского посольства Кремль заявил о теракте. Кто его организовал, неизвестно |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2022/09/05/v-kabule-pri-vzryve-pogibli-dva-sotrudnika-rossiyskogo-posolstva |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Meduza |language=ru}} Two of the dead were embassy employees, including a security guard, Adygzhi S. Kuzhuget and a secretary, Mikhail Shah.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title=О вручении ордена Мужества родственникам погибших сотрудников Посольства России в Кабуле М.Шаха и А.С.Кужугета |url=https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1844148/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Russian Foreign Ministry}} Police said that two embassy employees and at least four Afghan civilians were killed.{{Cite news |last1=Yawar |first1=Mohammad Yunus |last2= |first2= |date=2022-09-05 |title=Two Russian embassy staff dead, four others killed in suicide bomb blast in Kabul |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-police-report-suicide-bomb-blast-near-russian-embassy-kabul-2022-09-05/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103170714/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-police-report-suicide-bomb-blast-near-russian-embassy-kabul-2022-09-05/ |archive-date=3 January 2023}}

An unclear number of people were injured in the bombing. RIA Novosti reported 15 to 20 wounded.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-05 |title=В Кабуле прогремел взрыв в районе, где расположено российское посольство |url=https://ria.ru/20220905/vzryv-1814449910.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=РИА Новости |language=ru}}{{Cite web |last1=Volkova |first1=Julia |last2=Kuznetsova |first2=Yevgeniya |date=5 September 2022 |title=Два сотрудника посольства России погибли при взрыве в Кабуле |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/05/09/2022/6315b5e59a79472d88fe26d0 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=РБК |language=ru}}

Aftermath

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned the attack and held a moment of silence for the victims. According to Reuters and Gazeta.Ru, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack via Telegram.{{Cite web |title=Islamic State claims responsibility for attack near Russian embassy |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-716384 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=5 September 2022 |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=Rodionov |first=Mikhail |date=September 5, 2022 |title=«Исламское государство» взяло ответственность за теракт у посольства России на себя |url=https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2022/09/05/15406321.shtml |website=Gazeta}}