US urges citizens to depart from ‘extremely unstable’ Afghanistan
US Embassy in Kabul warns citizens of a possible attack on an 'unknown US citizen' in Lashkar Gah
ISLAMABAD:
The United States urged on Thursday its citizens, currently visiting or living in Afghanistan, to consider leaving the country as its security situation is said to be ‘extremely unstable’.
“The security situation in Afghanistan is extremely unstable, and the threat to all US citizens in Afghanistan remains critical,” the US Embassy in Kabul said.
Read: Pakistan embassy staff in Kabul limits movement
Further, the embassy revealed that militants were planning an attack during the last days of the current month, August 2015, against an "unknown US citizen" in Lashkar Gah, the capital of volatile southern Helmand province.
“No further information was available regarding the attackers; timing, target, location or method of any planned attacks,” said the embassy in a statement which was posted online.
On Wednesday, a man wearing the Afghan army uniform had opened fire at a vehicle in a military base in Helmand, killing two US soldiers. A joint probe into the fatal attack is underway.
Read: Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
Meanwhile, the Taliban claim to have taken control of the strategic Mosa Qala district in the province.
Last week, at lease three US contractors were among those killed by a Kabul bomb that targeted their Nato convoy, the US-led coalition had said, making the attack that killed 12 people one of the most lethal for US citizens in Afghanistan in recent years. The blast destroyed several vehicles, including a school van and an armored pick-up truck belonging to contractor DynCorp International which was left twisted and blackened.
Read: NATO contractors killed by Kabul car bomb identified as US citizens
Further, The Express Tribune has learnt Pakistani diplomats and staffers of the country’s embassy in Kabul have been forced to restrict their movement following an alleged kidnapping bid and growing incidents of harassment.
Bombings have increased in Afghanistan since the government and the Taliban in July confirmed that its leader Mullah Omar had died two years ago, putting paid to hopes that the insurgents would quickly return to the negotiating table.
The United States urged on Thursday its citizens, currently visiting or living in Afghanistan, to consider leaving the country as its security situation is said to be ‘extremely unstable’.
“The security situation in Afghanistan is extremely unstable, and the threat to all US citizens in Afghanistan remains critical,” the US Embassy in Kabul said.
Read: Pakistan embassy staff in Kabul limits movement
Further, the embassy revealed that militants were planning an attack during the last days of the current month, August 2015, against an "unknown US citizen" in Lashkar Gah, the capital of volatile southern Helmand province.
“No further information was available regarding the attackers; timing, target, location or method of any planned attacks,” said the embassy in a statement which was posted online.
On Wednesday, a man wearing the Afghan army uniform had opened fire at a vehicle in a military base in Helmand, killing two US soldiers. A joint probe into the fatal attack is underway.
Read: Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
Meanwhile, the Taliban claim to have taken control of the strategic Mosa Qala district in the province.
Last week, at lease three US contractors were among those killed by a Kabul bomb that targeted their Nato convoy, the US-led coalition had said, making the attack that killed 12 people one of the most lethal for US citizens in Afghanistan in recent years. The blast destroyed several vehicles, including a school van and an armored pick-up truck belonging to contractor DynCorp International which was left twisted and blackened.
Read: NATO contractors killed by Kabul car bomb identified as US citizens
Further, The Express Tribune has learnt Pakistani diplomats and staffers of the country’s embassy in Kabul have been forced to restrict their movement following an alleged kidnapping bid and growing incidents of harassment.
Bombings have increased in Afghanistan since the government and the Taliban in July confirmed that its leader Mullah Omar had died two years ago, putting paid to hopes that the insurgents would quickly return to the negotiating table.