FILE PHOTO A young child and his family live in the ruins of the Russian embassy 26 November 2001 which became a shelter for some of Kabul poorest residents following its destruction after the Russian withdrawal in 1989. The Russian military returned to Kabul for the first time in 12 years with a fleet of some 13 vehicles in the street of the Afghan capital in November 2011. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
MOSCOW — Two Russian citizens, a diplomat and a security guard, were wounded in a blast near the Russian embassy in Kabul, state-owned news agency RIA reported, citing a source.
Afghan police said earlier that a suicide bomber had detonated explosives near the entrance of the Russian Embassy in Kabul, adding the attacker was shot dead by armed guards as he approached the gate.