Washington, June 09: The United States has slapped restrictions on the travel of its diplomats in Afghanistan following a deadly suicide car bombing that killed four German soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force. The State Department, through the US Embassy in Kabul, yesterday said diplomats and other embassy personnel would be limited to only essential official travel until at least Tuesday after Saturday's attack.
The embassy put the restrictions into place immediately after the bombing Saturday for 24 hours, then decided to extend them. "As the investigation continues into the June 7 attack against ISAF personnel on Jalalabad road, the embassy has decided to extend its mission-essential travel policy for an additional 48 hours. We urge the private American community to exercise appropriate caution," the embassy said in a notice to US citizens in Afghanistan. The four German peacekeeping troops were killed and 31 injured when at least one suicide bomber in a taxi detonated a massive explosion alongside their bus. The soldiers had been about to fly home after a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Bureau Report