12 Nepali killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack

The 12 Nepalese who were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul Afganisthan has been identified. Other seven Nepali nationals were injured in the attack.

In a press conference organised by the ministry of Foreign Affairs it has been conformed that 12 Nepalese has died till now in the attack. "The other two persons dead has not been identified till now if they were from Nepal or not" the ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Bharatraj Paudel said. 

But the home ministry of Afganistan has reported the dead numbers as 14. All the persons who were killed were working as the security personal in the Canadian Embassy in Kabul.

The seven Nepali nationals who were injured in the attack are Manbahadur Thapa-Chitwan, Krishna kumar Deuja-Morang, Prem Bahadur Chhetri-Myagdi, Chet Prashad Serchan-Gorkha, Kumar Bahadur Gurung-Surkhet, Amrit Rokaya Chhetri-Nuwakot and Chyangba Tamang-Nuwakot

Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent the acting ambassador of Pakistan Tirtha Raj Aryal to Kabul for the medical assurance and of the injured and to do co-ordanation to bring the dead bodies to Nepal.

Bomb blasts in Afganistan has become a minor but this is the first time any Nepalese Nationals were targeted.

Persons dead in attack

Akur Tamang - Sunsari

Chandra Bahadur Rana Magar, Kathmandu

Bari Bahadur Badwal, Kathmandu

Bidur Bahadur Subedi Chhetri, Kathmandu

Amrit Bahadur Thapa, Lamjung

Suk Bahadur Gurung - Syangja

Dambar Bahadur Tamang - Nuwakot

Madhusudan Koirala, Nuwakot

Lila Bahadur Gurung - Nuwakot

Nabin Singh Chhetri - Parbat

Krishna Bahadur Dhungana - Chitwan

Jitendra Singh Thapa - Butwal