Zakharova announced absence of Russian citizens at Kabul airport at moment of explosion

At the time of the explosion at the Kabul International Airport there were no citizens of Russia. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov, with reference to the Embassy in Afghanistan, declared them in their Telegram-channel.

previously became known that the number of victims as a result of the terrorist attack near the airport of the Afghan capital increased to 70. Among them, including the American servicemen. US Defense Secretary John Kirby confirmed that two American citizens became victims of the explosion.

before that the Reuters Agency with reference to representatives of the Taliban’s terrorist movement (prohibited in the Russian Federation) reported at least 13 killed as a result of attack. The official representative of Taliban Zabilella Mujahid said that among the militants who guarded the airport, there are also victims.

/Media reports.