Injured Kandahar governor in India for treatment

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The governor of southern Kandahar province Dr. Humayun Azizi, who suffered injuries in Tuesday’s bomb attack, has been flown to India for better treatment, an official said on Friday.

Azizi’s spokesman Samim Khpalwak told Pajhwok Afghan News the governor’s health condition was improving but doctors had advised him not to speak due to his teeth injuries and burns on the face.

Khapalwak rejected rumors about the deteriorated health condition of Azizi and said the governor was in stable condition. He said Azizi spoke with his family members on telephone this morning.

Eleven people, including five diplomats from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were killed and 18 others wounded in the powerful blast in a guesthouse in the governor’s house in Kandahar City, the provincial capital, last Tuesday.

The UAE ambassador and the Kandahar governor were among those wounded in the blast and the deputy governor and other senior officials were among the dead.

He said an investigative team from the UAE has arrived here and met with officials from the interior ministry and National Security Council (NSC).

Khapalwak said the UAE team was equipped with modern tools of investigations and visited the site of explosion as well.

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