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Kandahar bombing incident: Taliban dismisses involvement
Kabul, Jan 11 (IBNS): Ending speculations, the Taliban has dismissed their involvement in the latest Kandahar bombings, which killed at least 11 people while injuring a dozen, local Khaama Press reported.
The agency quoted the outfit's spokesperson Qari Yousuf Ahmad as saying that the Taliban was not involved in an operation in Kandahar.
Among the 12 injured were Kandahar Governor and the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan.
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