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Location Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul Address Street No. 15, House No. 256, Kabul, Afghanistan Similar Embassy of the United States, Embassy of India, Embassy of France, Embassy of Germany, Embassy of Indonesia | ||
The Embassy of Canada in Afghanistan is a Canadian government diplomatic mission located in the Afghan capital city of Kabul. It is responsible for bilateral relations between Canada and Afghanistan. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established on September 5, 2003. The current serving Head of Mission is Philip Mackinnon.
On 20 June 2016, guards at the embassy were attacked by a suicide bomber belonging to either the Taliban or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. At least 14 to 16 people were killed, not including the suicide bomber. Nine people were injured.
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