Nine Indians were amongst those killed in a series of bombings in the Afghan capital, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Friday, describing the blasts as "barbaric attacks" by those "desperate to undermine" ties between India and Afghanistan.
This is the third attack on Indian officials and interests in Afghanistan in the past 20 months. The attacks on the Indian embassy in July 2008 and October 2009 had killed Indian diplomats and officials besides several Afghan nationals.