A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) security official has held the Afghan government responsible for the deadly bombing in Kandahar on Tuesday which claimed the lives of 11 people, including five UAE diplomats.
The blast occurred inside the Kandahar governor's high-security guest house where the UAE diplomats, including Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al Kaabi, gathered for dinner. No group claimed responsibility and the Taliban denied any involvement.
The Kandahar police chief Gen Abdul Raziq blamed the Haqqani Network while the Afghan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar claimed that the attack was planned 'outside’ the country.
However, Head of General Security for the Emirate of Dubai Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim disputed the claims by the Afghan security officials and said the Afghan officials are responsible.
"The Afghan security officials are directly responsible for the incident to the UAE Ambassador and mission members, who died or were injured, because the explosives were planted inside the guesthouse where people can enter only through security clearance," General Tamim said on his official Twitter.
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