The victims of Tuesday's deadly Kandahar guesthouse attack were all high-ranking officials and diplomats that had gathered to welcome the UAE ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al Kaabi.
The ambassador was visiting Kandahar to officially open an orphanage when the explosion occurred.
According to a reliable source, those killed are:
- Abdul Ali Shamsi, Kandahar’s deputy governor
- Nazir Yama Quraishi, an Afghan diplomat in the United States
- Shah Ahmad Sayed, Kandahar's foreign affairs chairman
- Baz Mohammad Jawzjani, an MP
- Sarajuddin Safari, Herat Senator
In addition, five UAE diplomats were also killed. They are:
- Mohammed Ali Zainal Al Bastaki
- Abdullah Mohammed Essa Obaid Al Kaabi
- Ahmed Rashid Salim Ali Al Mazroui
- Ahmed Abdul Rahman Ahmad Al Tunaiji
- Abdul Hamid Sultan Abdullah Ibrahim Al Hammadi
Officials said on Wednesday however, that the death toll could rise.
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