(B2) In quick succession, in recent days the Romanians have lost several of their people in Afghanistan in two attacks claimed by the Taliban
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Two ministry officials affected
A diplomat in charge of security at the Romanian embassy in Kabul was killed and another seriously injured on the night of September 2-3. The 'complex' type attack started around 22 p.m. and continued for a good part of the night in the area where the Romanian embassy is located. In the end, 16 people died and 120 were injured. The clashes between the Taliban and the security forces lasted almost all night. It was only in the morning that the dozen diplomats still in the embassy managed to evacuate the premises, according to hot news citing official sources.
Romanian embassy targeted
« The attackers targeted the embassy said Romanian Foreign Minister Ramona Mănescu on Radio Romania International. It is almost completely destroyed today. " The embassy is 80% destroyed and is unusable said the Minister to DCNews. The diplomats were transferred to a secure area: to a NATO base.
We will stay !
« This is not the first time that we have witnessed such attacks. " added Ramona Manescu. " It is true that we have been spared so far, but other civilian objectives have been targeted. This is one more reason to stay there. » The Romanian minister also spoke by telephone with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. " We stressed the need to coordinate our joint actions, strengthen cooperation and remain consistent in promoting dialogue and peace for the stability of the region” she says about Twitter.
A Resolute support soldier affected
A few days later, a Romanian soldier (Corporal Ciprian-Ștefan Polschi), who was taking part in the operation Resolute Support of NATO, lost his life on Thursday (September 5) after a car bomb exploded in the protected neighborhood of Shash-Darak (near the Green Zone) while he was driving a vehicle of service. The attack, which caused a total of 10 deaths and 42 injuries, caused another victim among the NATO troops: an American.
One of the big participants in Resolute Support
Romania provides one of the largest European contingents of Resolute Support with about 760 soldiers behind Georgia (870 men), the United Kingdom (1100 men) and Germany (1300 men); the United States providing half (8475) of the mission's personnel (17.150). And 25 Romanian soldiers have lost their lives since the start of the engagement in 2003, according to the iscasualties.org site compiling American data.
Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).
