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Fact Check: Viral Images Claiming Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul Are Misleading and Old

India has resumed granting several categories of visas to citizens of Afghanistan, including business people and artists

By 10 July 2025 2:38 PM IST
Kabul Indian Embassy

  • Claim :

    Viral images show the destruction of the Indian Embassy in Kabul due to blasts

  • Fact :

    Viral images are old and from different incidents

India has resumed granting several categories of visas to citizens of Afghanistan, including business people and artists, according to a notification on a government website. This comes after five years of suspension of all visa services to Afghans and the shutting down of Indian embassies and consulates following a regime change in the neighbouring country. A notification on the government’s official visa portal (https://indianvisaonline.gov.in), confirmed the rollout of the 'New AFGHAN Visa' module last month.

Meanwhile, a collage of images showing destroyed buildings is circulating on social media with the claim that the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has been attacked.
The caption on the viral images in Hindi reads: “काबुल में भारतीय दूतावास पर कायराना हमला। हर भारतीय का दिल उन बहादुरों के लिए धड़क रहा है जिन्होंने देश के लिए जान की बाज़ी लगाई। आतंकवाद के खिलाफ हमारी लड़ाई जारी रहेगी।” Translated, it says: “Cowardly attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul. The heart of every Indian beats for those brave souls who laid down their lives for the country. Our fight against terrorism will continue.”
Links to posts making the claim:




Here is the archive link of the claim.

Fact Check:

The claim is misleading. The images being circulated are old and unrelated to any recent incident. We checked news reports for any such blast in Kabul recently and found no reports confirming any such attack on the Indian Embassy. There has been no recent blast at the embassy.

We verified the viral images. Here are details of the three images found in multiple social media posts:

Image 1


Using Google reverse image search, we found that this image is from 2009, when the Indian Embassy in Kabul was targeted in a suicide blast.
The image was published in The Hindu under the headline “India hints at Pakistani link to Kabul attack.” The article mentions that after the suicide car bomb attack, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad visited the site.
An article on Bangalore Mirror reports that 17 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in the October 9, 2009 car bomb blast.
A video of Nirupama Rao’s visit is also available:

Image 2


Reverse image search showed this image is from May 31, 2017, when a massive truck bomb blast killed at least 80 people near Zanbaq Square in Kabul’s 10th district. The explosion occurred close to government offices and foreign
embassies.

Image 3


This image shows the attack on the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2014. Four gunmen tried to storm the complex and fired from nearby buildings using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. One of the attackers was shot dead while attempting to scale the wall. Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba was reported responsible for the Herat consulate attack.
The viral images are old, and each depicts a different incident. They are not related to any recent event. The claim that the Indian Embassy in Kabul was attacked recently is false.
Claim :   Viral images show the destruction of the Indian Embassy in Kabul due to blasts
Claimed By :  Twitter users
Claim Reviewed By :  Telugupost Fact Check
Claim Source :  Twitter
Fact Check :  Misleading
News Summary - Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul
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Satya Priya BN

Satya Priya BN is a seasoned Content and Digital Manager with over 7 years of experience in press, electronic, and digital media. A trained fact checker with 4+ years of experience, she has worked with organizations like Newsmeter.in, BBC World Service, and Telugupost.com. Satya is also a Google News Initiative and BBC Young Reporter India trainer, specializing in fact-checking, misinformation, and media literacy. She has led workshops for journalists, media students, and school communities, and co-authored a Telugu-language fact-check manual. Currently, she serves as the Fact Check Lead at Telugupost.com.
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