Timeline Major operations Airstrikes Major insurgent attacks 2002 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Massacres Other On June 20, 2016, at around 0600 AFT, a suicide bombing attack claimed to be conducted by the Taliban or the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP)[1] hit a convoy of Canadian embassy security guards en route to the embassy in Kabul.

The incident sparked debates on the presence of foreign workers in conflict-countries, with many criticising the Canadian government for negligence.

Two days after the bombing the death toll rose to 15, after a wounded Nepalese national succumbed to his injuries.

They criticised Canadian diplomats of negligence for "shuttling (Nepalese guards) back and forth in one of the most dangerous cities in the world in an unprotected minibus".

[13] "We have conveyed Nepal's concern to the Government of Canada and sought information on under what circumstances those Nepalese security guards were attacked at a time they were ferried to and from their work at the Canadian diplomatic facilities.

Members of the public asked foreign embassies, such as Canada's, to stop hiring Nepalese citizens and "putting them at risk".

"Global Affairs Canada responded by saying that the contractors were hired from Sabre International, a private security firm.

It was also mentioned that the foreign guards at the embassy were paid around $1,000 per month, or $40 a day, and many were the only wage earners for their families.

The Ambassador of Nepal to Canada expressed concern of the "unsecure" ways that Nepalese workers are transported to the embassy, such as in a minibus without any security escort.

He also asked the Canadian government to provide financial support to the injured and the members of the deceased's families, saying it is their "moral responsibility".

[13] Families of the deceased also expressed anger towards the Canadian government, as they said that they felt they had been left "high and dry".

[16] Nepali workers in Afghanistan started to return home as disputes arose from the terror attack.

He claimed that Nepal's government would instead fund the treatment of those injured in the attack, and some are currently being treated in India and Afghanistan.

[11] The Prime Minister then pledged ₹1 million (which he claimed was not part of the insurance money that may later be received) to give to families of the dead.

The parliament ordered the prime minister to crack down on traffickers, who may send thousands of migrants per year to other nations experiencing major conflicts.

He believed that the Taliban warned that they would eliminate the Nepali guards in case they failed to receive the money from the private security firm.