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UAE confirms humanitarian work officials killed in Afghan attack UAE confirms five officials killed in Afghan attack
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Five humanitarian workers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, officials have confirmed. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that five of its officials were killed in a bomb attack in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
They died in blasts at the governor of Kandahar's guesthouse on Tuesday, where several others were killed. They died in blasts at the governor of Kandahar's guesthouse on Tuesday, where at least five others were killed.
The governor and the UAE ambassador were among at least a dozen wounded. Kandahar's deputy governor reportedly died of his injuries on Wednesday. The governor and the UAE ambassador were among at least a dozen wounded. Kandahar's deputy governor, two senior Afghan officials and two MPs also died.
The attack was one of several in Afghanistan on Tuesday.The attack was one of several in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
The Taliban admitted attacks in the capital Kabul and in Helmand province, but denied the Kandahar attack, instead blaming it on "internal local rivalry".The Taliban admitted attacks in the capital Kabul and in Helmand province, but denied the Kandahar attack, instead blaming it on "internal local rivalry".
Afghanistan's Tolo News quoted survivors as saying that the bomb was hidden in a sofa at the guesthouse.Afghanistan's Tolo News quoted survivors as saying that the bomb was hidden in a sofa at the guesthouse.
It said that Kandahar police chief Gen Abdul Raziq was among the guests, but was unharmed. Kandahar police chief Gen Abdul Raziq was among the guests, but was unharmed.
Senior police and intelligence officials were also present, officials say.Senior police and intelligence officials were also present, officials say.
Three days of mourning have been declared in the UAE.Three days of mourning have been declared in the UAE.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has ordered that flags across the country should be flown at half-mast in honour of its "martyred" citizens.UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has ordered that flags across the country should be flown at half-mast in honour of its "martyred" citizens.
The UAE said the officials had been carrying out "humanitarian, educational and development projects".The UAE said the officials had been carrying out "humanitarian, educational and development projects".
Among the projects was signing an agreement with Kardan University, in the capital Kabul, to offer scholarships funded by the UAE.Among the projects was signing an agreement with Kardan University, in the capital Kabul, to offer scholarships funded by the UAE.
More than 62 people were killed and 100 wounded in a string of attacks on Tuesday. More than 62 people were killed and 100 wounded in a string of attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
In Kabul, a suicide bomber and a car bomb detonated near the Afghan parliament complex, while in Helmand province a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a guesthouse used by an intelligence official, killing at least seven people. The Taliban admitted both attacks. The deadliest was in Kabul where at least 45 people were killed when a suicide bomber and a car bomb detonated near the Afghan parliament complex.
Tolo News said 36 parliament workers were among the dead.
In Helmand province a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a guesthouse used by an intelligence official, killing at least seven people.