PhotoKABUL, Afghanistan — The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that five of its officials were among those killed in explosions at the governor’s compound in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesday. The explosions, believed to have been caused by bombs placed in couches before a reception for the visiting United Arab Emirates ambassador and his delegation, killed at least 11 people and wounded 18. Among the dead were an Afghan senator, a member of the lower house of the Afghan Parliament, Kandahar Province’s deputy governor and an Afghan diplomat to the United States. The governor of Kandahar Province, Humayoon Azizi, and the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, were wounded, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to Gen. Abdul Raziq, the provincial police chief. A bombing targeted a meeting of militia commanders in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, killing seven to 11 people, according to various Afghan officials.

Source: New York Times January 11, 2017 08:47 UTC