Nirupama Rao in Kabul, to meet Afghan leaders

Friday, October 9, 2009, 12:21 [IST]

Kabul, Oct 9: A day after the Taliban suicide attack near Indian embassy in Kabul, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday, Oct 9 arrived here to meet Afghan leaders and review security.

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Rao will meet Afghanistan foreign minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta to discuss the situation of Thursday's Oct 8 attack which left 17 people dead and nearly 80 injured, including three ITBP personnel.

She is also likely to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Rao will visit the Indian embassy to see the damage done to its premises by the suicide car bomber.

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