Nepal bans its citizens from working in Afghanistan

Nepal has banned its citizens from working in strife-torn Afghanistan, days after 13 Nepali security guards were killed in a Taliban suicide bombing in Kabul.

A cabinet meeting on Thursday decided to suspend issuing labour permits to Nepalese nationals for Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya. A decision was made to hold diplomatic talks with the Afghanistan government in order to guarantee the security and safety of the Nepalese in Afghanistan and also to provide necessary support for those willing to return home.



Nepal government also evacuated 24 other Nepalese nationals who were working as security guard in the Canadian Embassy in Kabul following the terror attack.

13 Nepalese nationals working in Afghanistan were killed and five others sustained serious injuries when militants exploded a bomb in a minibus on Monday. The government also decided to provide 10 lakh Nepalese Rupee as compensation to families of the victims. It has also made arrangements for the treatment of those injured in the attack by Taliban.