United Arab Emirates says 5 diplomats killed in Afghan blast

[Hindustani78]

http://www.khaama.com/kandahar-attack-targeting-uae-ambassador-likely-plotted-outside-atmar-02661

The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said the deadly attack in Kandahar targeting several high level officials including UAE ambassador was likely plotted outside the country.

Atmar arrived in Kandahar on Wednesday on President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s instructions to investigate the incident.

Speaking during a press conference, Atmar said the attack was carried out with support of the enemies of the country.

He said the Taliban group carried out a string of attacks on the same day and claimed responsibility behind the attacks including the deadly Kabul attack.

However, Atmar said the group rejected their involvement in Kandahar attack to escape gaining bad reputation among the Islamic states close to the Afghan government.

This comes as the provincial police chief General Abdul Raziq said Wednesday that the attack was carried out by the notorious Haqqani terrorist network with the support of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the spy wing of the Pakistani military.

Several people including five diplomats of UAE were killed along with some key Afghan officials and over 10 others including the UAE ambassador and Kandahar governor were wounded.

http://www.khaama.com/kandahar-governor-to-be-sent-to-germany-for-further-treatment-02662

By Khaama Press - Thu Jan 12 2017, 4:42 pm

The provincial governor of southern Kandahar province Humayoun Azizi will be sent to Germany for further treatment of the injuries he sustained in the attack on Tuesday.

Local government officials said Azizi is currently receiving treatment in foreign forces hospital in Kandahar.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Samim Khpolwak said the governor has received injuries in his hand some parts of his face due to fire ignited by the explosion.

Azizi was injured together with the UAE ambassador to Afghanistan after explosives planted inside the governor’s guesthouse went off on Tuesday evening.

Some Afghan officials including deputy provincial governor was also killed in the attack along with five UAE diplomats.

The Taliban militants group rejected their involvement in the attack.

But the local security officials said the attack was plotted by the Haqqani terrorist network with the support of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence.

National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar who visited the province said the attack was likely plotted outside the country.

Without providing further information, Atmar said a thorough investigation will be done and organizers of the attack will be disclosed once the probe is completed.

 

[RoadRunner401]

Without providing further information, Atmar said a thorough investigation will be done and organizers of the attack will be disclosed once the probe is completed.

So, he knows, who have done it way before the investigators, knows anything, conclusion he gave the orders to NDF to go and plant the bomb write after he wrote the statement blaming Pakistan for the blast

 

[Hindustani78]

So, he knows, who have done it way before the investigators, knows anything, conclusion he gave the orders to NDF to go and plant the bomb write after he wrote the statement blaming Pakistan for the blast

This comes as the provincial police chief General Abdul Raziq said Wednesday that the attack was carried out by the notorious Haqqani terrorist network with the support of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the spy wing of the Pakistani military.

 

[H!TchHiker]

This comes as the provincial police chief General Abdul Raziq said Wednesday that the attack was carried out by the notorious Haqqani terrorist network with the support of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the spy wing of the Pakistani military.

So what next ?

 

[Eagle_storm]

Yar if Indians are so much worry then came along with your troops...
ohh you are preparing if you are so interested don't forget the coffins.

So what

This comes as the provincial police chief General Abdul Raziq said Wednesday that the attack was carried out by the notorious Haqqani terrorist network with the support of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the spy wing of the Pakistani military.

So what are you planning? Hmm

 

[Hindustani78]

Yar if Indians are so much worry then came along with your troops...
ohh you are preparing if you are so interested don't forget the coffins.

So what
So what are you planning? Hmm

You know very well that if needed Indian Military can be deployed in Afghanistan but its on the Afghan Government to decide.

By the way we Indians produce even coffins.

APJ Abdul Kalam Funeral To Take Place In Rameswaram On 29th July

 

[Rasengan]

You know very well that if needed Indian Military can be deployed in Afghanistan but its on the Afghan Government to decide.

By the way we Indians produce even coffins.

Talking big is very cheap, so please have the balls to send troops to Afghanistan. The country would become the graveyard of Indian soldiers.

 

[Eagle_storm]

You know very well that if needed Indian Military can be deployed in Afghanistan but its on the Afghan Government to decide.

By the way we Indians produce even coffins.

APJ Abdul Kalam Funeral To Take Place In Rameswaram On 29th July

Oo by the way your state mentioning's that we have a good relation with Afghanistan so how would be it hard that your troops will came over.If i am not wrong few days ago one of your soldier rape a child in kabul i guess. So your soldiers and your nation take concentrate in rape. And your intelligence agency making NDS dance anywhere you want.Your relation with Afghanistan is for nothing except to destabilize pakistan china. Morever we didnt forget kashmir burma.How many innocent muslim you have killed in Kashmir burma same as you are doing by preparing suicide mthrfuckers to sabotage afghan mujahideen image. If you called them terrorist i will ask you why afghan mujahideen don't make suicide in public place there are a lot of places parks bazar where crowd of people everytime so if afghan mujahideen were about to kill innocent then why the don't make suicide there.may be you are on a wrong way. Learn your history.there is no way you belong to Afghanistan.and afghan mujahideen have one enemy and that is you CIA similar shits.and trust me honestly if you make this mistake to came along with your troops so it will be written in history that once there was nation and that was india. Don't make yourself history.

Talking big is very cheap, so please have the balls to send troops to Afghanistan. The country would become the graveyard of Indian soldiers.

And you produce coffin and we produce graveyard so i guess graveyard is wide where you want to lay we will put you there. Don't be worry about that...

 

[Pakistani E]

Response to UAE army coming to take part in India's Republic Day

UAE funds billions of ££ worth of charitable/investment work in Pakistan. Now anyone who has read my posts knows how critical I am of UAE but your notion is stupid. ISI or whoever else you see in your nightmares will never seek to harm as friendly a nation as UAE or any of its people.

 

[Eagle_storm]

Aa may be Indians are happy with this new satan son.

 

[Khafee]

Five Emiratis killed in Afghanistan attack

The National staff

January 11, 2017 Updated: January 12, 2017 12:49 PM


Five Emiratis carrying out humanitarian work were killed in a terrorist bomb attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

The dead were named on Wednesday as Mohammed Ali Zainal Al Bastaki, Abdullah Mohammed Essa Obaid Al Kaabi, Ahmed Rashid Salim Ali Al Mazroui, Ahmed Abdul Rahman Ahmad Al Tunaiji, and Abdul Hamid Sultan Abdullah Ibrahim Al Hammadi.

The UAE ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Al Kaabi, was also injured in the explosion, in Kandahar, as reported earlier.

President Sheikh Khalifa, mourning the deaths, called for flags to be lowered to half mast for three days at all ministries, government departments and institutions to honour those killed, reported state news agency Wam.

In Kandahar, two explosions inside the heavily guarded governor’s compound killed 12 people and wounded 18 others — including the UAE ambassador and governor Homayun Azizi. The bomb was hidden inside a sofa. At least 52 people were killed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and the south in a day of widespread violence. The Taliban, which had admitted to the bomb blasts in Kabul, denied planting a bomb in the Kandahar attack. The group issued a short statement on Wednesday blaming an "internal local rivalry".

The ambassador was in Kandahar to lay the foundation stone for the UAE-funded Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan orphanage and to sign an agreement with Kardan University for the UAE to offer scholarships there

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, said: "It is with pride that we mourn today the martyrs of Emirati humanitarian work in Afghanistan.

"Five martyrs have given their lives while striving to serve the weak, the children and the needy.

"There is no humane, moral or religious justification behind the explosion and the killing of those who seek to help others. May God grant mercy on their souls.

"The Emirati people are proud of their sons who work in the humanitarian field and the country raises its head up high today for the martyrs who fell in the name of humanity unknown to those terrorists."

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, said: "Abhorrent acts of terror conducted by forces of evil and darkness won’t deter us from walking the path of giving and charity.

"Their criminal actions won’t terrorise us nor force us to abandon our humanitarian principles, including extending a helping hand to nations.

"We lost our heroes as they carried out their humanitarian mission. They are a source of pride for our nation. May God bless their souls."

Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, Representative of President Sheikh Khalifa, expressed his sorrow on the death of the "innocent sons of the nation who worked in the humanitarian field and have met their fate in yesterday’s terrorist attack". He said the country’s leadership and people were proud of its sons who died in the line of duty and condemned the attack, saying it was a cowardly action which goes against all religious and moral values.

Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, said: "Losing martyrs on the path of good and supporting our brothers in humanity marks the difference between the white hands of the UAE and the black hands of terror.

"Sheikh Zayed’s UAE always believes that giving does not come without sacrifice and our martyrs today in Kandahar have been added to the UAE’s record, on the blank pages of might and glory."

Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, offered his condolences in a tweet, stating: "May God have mercy on their souls. May God grant their families patience and solace."

Internationally, the attacks triggered widespread condemnation. The UN Security Council, France, the GCC and Jordan were among the first to denounce Tuesday’s attacks and express solidarity with the UAE and government of Afghanistan in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

The United Nations extended its condolences to the families of the victims and wished a swift recovery to those injured. In its statement, the UN said: "Indiscriminate attacks against civilians, including diplomatic envoys, are violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and cannot be justified."

Qatar’s ministry of foreign affairs said: "The state of Qatar condemns this criminal act which aims to destabilise security and stability in Afghanistan, and it affirms its solidarity with the UAE and its people."

The foreign ministry in Kuwait, quoted by the Kuwait News Agency, said: "This terrorist crime, which targeted the noble humanitarian action and those supervising it, showed again how the menace of terrorism has been targeting mankind and those seeking well-being of others."

A spokesperson at the White House also condemned the attack saying: "An attack on parliamentary facilities and lawmakers is clearly an assault on Afghanistan’s efforts to build democratic institutions."

The US embassy in Abu Dhabi condemned the attack in the "strongest possible terms". A spokesman said: "An attack on any diplomat is an attack on the right of all diplomats to safely and securely advance and represent their nations around the world. The United States stands with the people of Afghanistan and the UAE as they fight to counter terrorism."

The UAE Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, said the attacks would not stop the UAE from continuing its humanitarian presence in Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world.

"There is little you can do to avoid such attacks, unless you do a better job in security, but this happens every day in Iraq ... so the question is not how we avoid it.

"Will it affect our policy in Afghanistan? Will we reconsider sending humanitarian efforts? Of course not."

The UAE is used to carrying on humanitarian and development efforts despite unfortunate events, this is the policy inherited since the days of Sheikh Zayed, he said.

Philip Parham, UK ambassador to the UAE, said his country was "horrified" by the attack on diplomats conducting a humanitarian mission.

"It demonstrated the cowardice and inhumanity of its perpetrators. Our deep sympathy is with the victims, and their family, friends and colleagues," said Mr Parham.

"We stand shoulder to shoulder with our Emirati allies against the threats which we both face in Afghanistan and around the world."

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/five-emiratis-killed-in-afghanistan-attack#full

 

[The Eagle]

Rest in peace. Their sacrifice shouldn't go in vain and time to hunt the responsible.

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

What has happened is sad and unfortunate situation. May ALLAH BLESS them with highest rewards in after life Ameen

 

[H!TchHiker]

Who else?

Iranian and Pakistani intelligence agencies according to this guy ..He somehow agreed a bit with Indian opinion .India should approach this guy


Abdulkhaleq Abdulla‏@Abdulkhaleq_UAE
مصادر افغانية: الاستخبارات الباكستانية والايرانية خططت ونفذت الانفجار الارهابي بمقر حاكم قندهار الذي استشهد فيه 5 دبلوماسيين من الامارات.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world...tack-wounds/story-8pGF242NNKnTakp9sGyEoJ.html

In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, file photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits Juma Al Kaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan, who was injured in the Kandahar terrorist attack at Al Mafraq hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)


The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Afghanistan died on Wednesday of wounds sustained in a bomb attack in Kandahar last month that also killed five Emirati aid workers, the UAE’s ministry of presidential affairs announced.

“With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn the martyr of the nation and his duty, the righteous son Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, who gave his pure soul for the sake of humanity,” the ministry said in a statement quoted by official news agency WAM.