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US Embassy in Afghanistan Closes after Attacks

  • November, 13, 2016 - 14:39
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US Embassy in Afghanistan Closes after Attacks

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Embassy in Afghanistan has closed following deadly insurgent attacks on a German Consulate and an American military base.

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In a statement late Saturday, the embassy said it will be "closed for routine services" Sunday "as a temporary precautionary measure."

The unusual decision comes after four Americans - two soldiers and two contractors - were killed in a suicide attack Saturday on the Bagram Airfield near the capital, Kabul, the Associated Press reported.

Two days earlier, insurgents attacked the German Consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing six people and wounding more than 100.

The US Embassy in Kabul regularly warns Americans against travel to Afghanistan, where a Taliban-led insurgency is in its 16th year.

The insurgency has become more virulent since 2014.

 
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