No basis Indian social media users spread rumors that the country’s embassy in Afghanistan was attacked in early July. The visuals in the fake post are ancient and include a photo of a bombing that damaged the German embassy building in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan in 2017.
“Shocking news from Kabul: Attack on the Indian Embassy; several officials are marred when serving the country,” Hindi X Post shared the 7 July 2025 Hindi X Post.
“This shameful act violates international diplomacy principles,” the title depicts a damaged building with two images.
Screenshot of fake X post taken on July 7, 2025, AFP added red X
Similar claims surfaced on the anniversary of the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Afghanistan 41 people were injured, about 150 people (reserved here, here).
Comments on fake posts suggest that social media users believe the visuals are up to date.
One person wrote, “This is bad news.” Another said, “What will Modi do?” refers to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
However, there are no official reports on the attacks against Indian diplomatic headquarters in Kabul.
On Google, the combination of reverse image and keyword search found the first photo in the archives of the Associated Press (AP) News Agency (Archive Link)
“Afghan security forces burned the houses at the scene of a clash between insurgents and security forces at the Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan on Friday, May 23, 2014,” part of its title.
Comparison of screenshots of fake posts (L) and AP photos
The photo also published a report on the incident (archive link) in a report by Indian media NDTV.
The second same image was published in a Reuters report titled “Afghan officials inspected outside the German embassy after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 31, 2017” (archive link).
The report said a bomb hidden in the sewage products exploding in the center of Kabul killed at least 80 people and destroyed embassy buildings.
Al Jazeera features images in a report about the explosion (archive link).
Other fake posts include a third image depicting former Indian diplomats inspecting the Kabul embassy after a car bomb attack in October 2009 (archived here and here)
Comparison of screenshots of fake posts (L) and AP photos
