Yesterday, Saturday, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for an armed attack targeting the Pakistani embassy in Kabul the day before Friday, which resulted in the injury of a security guard, while Islamabad described it as a failed “assassination attempt” against the Pakistani ambassador to it, Obaid Rahman Nizamani.

In a statement carried by the SITE website, which specializes in monitoring extremist groups, the Khorasan branch of the Islamic State said that it had "attacked the apostate Pakistani ambassador and his guards."

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned what he described as an "assassination attempt" targeting the head of the Pakistani mission, calling for an investigation into the incident.

A Kabul police spokesman said that a suspect was arrested and two light weapons were confiscated after security forces raided a nearby building.

An official at the Pakistani embassy said that shots were fired in the afternoon from the outer wall of the embassy, ​​noting that "the ambassador and all other members of the mission are fine."

A spokesman for the Afghan Foreign Ministry strongly condemned this "failed attack."

"The Islamic Emirate will never allow malicious elements to threaten the security of diplomatic missions in Kabul," he said in a statement.

He added, "The security agencies will conduct a serious investigation into this incident. After discovering the perpetrators, they will be punished according to the law."

It is noteworthy that although Pakistan did not officially recognize the Taliban government, it kept its embassy open after the movement returned to power in August 2021.

The Taliban took over the rule of Afghanistan again, starting from this date, in parallel with the withdrawal of American and foreign forces from the country.

Pakistan receives more than a million Afghan refugees on its soil, and the porous borders between the two countries have long been home to several armed groups, which since the return of the Taliban have become a source of growing tension.

Last November, a Pakistani guard was shot dead at the Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing, which had been closed for a week.

Pakistan also accuses its neighbor Afghanistan of facilitating the activity of the Pakistani Taliban and allowing it to plan its attacks from Afghan territory, which Kabul denies.