Taliban say they didn’t plant bomb wounding UAE diplomats
The Taliban say they did not plant the bomb in southern Afghanistan that wounded the UAE ambassador and other diplomats
The Taliban say they did not plant the bomb in southern Afghanistan that wounded the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador and other diplomats the day before.
They issued a short statement on Wednesday, blaming an “internal local rivalry” for the attack at the Kandahar governor’s guesthouse that killed five people and wounded 12.
The Taliban claimed attacks earlier on Tuesday in Kabul that killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens.
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The Taliban have denied some attacks in the past — attacks that diplomats and security forces later attributed to the group.
Tuesday’s Kandahar assault wounded Gov. Homayun Azizia, as well as UAE Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi and what Emirati officials described as “a number of Emirati diplomats.”
Emirati officials did not respond to a request for comment.
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