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A sewage truck reportedly loaded with 1,500 kgs of explosives was used in the deadly attack in Kabul that killed 90 people and wounded over 400 individuals. The State Department told CBS news that nine Afghan guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul were killed and 11 American contractors wounded in the massive suicide truck bomb attack that rocked the diplomatic quarter. This might be the largest casualty of local guards in recent memory. In 2008, seven local guards and local law enforcement personnel were killed during an assault of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen.

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul announced the closure of routine services:

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul will be closed for routine visa and American Citizen Services on Thursday, June 1 and will resume normal operations on Sunday, June 4, 2017. U.S. citizens needing emergency assistance can call the American Citizen Services section at 070-011-4000 or send an email to KabulACS@state.gov.

In accordance with the Travel Warning for Afghanistan, the Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul urges all U.S. citizens in Afghanistan to review your personal security plans, take appropriate steps to enhance your personal safety, remain aware of your surroundings, monitor local news for updates, and maintain a high level of vigilance.

🇦🇫 Updated Security Message from US Embassy Afghanistan: #Kabul Consular Section closed Thursday, to reopen Sunday. https://t.co/5ndj18b7VY pic.twitter.com/pW5JZP3nR6 — OSAC (@OSACState) May 31, 2017

Secretary Tillerson: The United States strongly condemns today’s deadly attack in #Kabul.

Full statement: https://t.co/tmZuRyJ1fs pic.twitter.com/7KlYQGWEBk — Department of State (@StateDept) May 31, 2017

Statement by U.S. Embassy Kabul Special Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Hugo Llorens on the Attack Near the German Embassy in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/pRvCiPWtFC — U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) May 31, 2017

A truck bombing in Kabul appears to be one of the deadliest attacks of the war in Afghanistan https://t.co/VeFf72guPt pic.twitter.com/tnu31LBvDV — New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 31, 2017

Truck bomb in Kabul kills 90 people and injures hundreds in worst attack since drawdown of foreign forces. https://t.co/weDoYePpWj — The Associated Press (@AP) May 31, 2017

9 local guards at U.S. Embassy in Kabul killed, according to State Dept.; 11 Americans injured in bombing https://t.co/KVLl3gwSVV pic.twitter.com/zMvAI1HYeA — CBS News (@CBSNews) May 31, 2017

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