The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has closed following deadly
insurgent attacks on a German Consulate and an American military base.
In a statement, the embassy says it will be
"closed for routine services" Sunday "as a temporary
precautionary measure."
The unusual decision comes after four Americans — two
soldiers and two contractors — were killed in a suicide attack Saturday on the
Bagram Airfield near the capital, Kabul.
Two days earlier, insurgents attacked the German Consulate
in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing six people and wounding more
than 100.
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul regularly warns Americans against
travel to Afghanistan, where a Taliban-led insurgency is in its 16th year.
The insurgency has become more virulent since most
international combat troops withdrew in 2014.
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