KABUL, - A Nepali was wounded in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandhar early on Monday, Reuters reported quoting Afghan authorities. However, the identity of the deceased Nepali has not been ascertained.
Five afghan civilians were killed in the blast close to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Kandhar, the UN said.
"We are aware of an explosion which took place earlier this morning in the vicinity of the UNHCR guest house," United Nations spokesman Dan McNorton said. "All our international staff are accounted for ... the incident is still ongoing. We are working through our processes to make sure all our Afghan staff are safe."
"(There have been) three local civilians killed and another one wounded. A Nepali is wounded too," the provincial governor's media office said on its Twitter feed, adding that two armed attackers were still shooting at security forces.
The attack is the latest in a string of lethal assaults on foreigners in Afghanistan.
