Afghanistan, Dec. 2 -- China's embassy in Tajikistan has urged its nationals to immediately leave areas near the Afghanistan border following attacks that killed several Chinese citizens.

China's embassy in Tajikistan has called on its nationals to immediately leave areas near the Afghanistan border after five Chinese citizens were killed in recent cross-border attacks. The embassy issued the advisory on Monday following growing security concerns in the region.

Reuters reported that at least three of the victims were killed in a drone strike launched from inside Afghanistan. Authorities in Tajikistan and the Chinese embassy confirmed that five people were killed and five others injured in the attacks. Security forces in the area have sinc...