Afghanistan is on the verge of peace talks with the militia group Taliban, but government officials say an explosion in the center of the capital, Kabul, and a targeted attack on Vice President Amrullah Saleh’s convoy this morning killed at least six people and wounded 12 others, with Saleh himself suffering minor injuries.
At least six people were killed in the bomb attack on the convoy and the Afghan vice president was lightly wounded, AFP reported today. After the explosion, Amrullah Saleh posted a video on Facebook in which he is seen with his left hand wrapped in a bandage. I am fine, but some of my escorts were injured,” Saleh said. My son, who was in the car with me, and I are fine. I have some burns on my face and hands, and the blast was very powerful.
Razwan Murad, the director of Shalay’s media office, said earlier: “The terrorist attack failed and Shalay is safe.
According to Tareq Arian, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior, initial reports indicated that two people were killed in the blast and 12 others were injured. But health authorities later revised the death toll upward to six.
A suicide bomber targeted the convoy as it was leaving his home on its way to work, an aide to Al-Sharaei told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The report said that Shahray, an outspoken critic of the Taliban, had escaped another attack before last year’s presidential election, when a suicide bomber and gunmen locked up Shahray’s office in Kabul, killing at least 20 people, mostly civilians, and wounding 50 others.
Today’s attack comes as Afghan government negotiators and the Taliban are expected to begin peace talks in Doha, Qatar.
The Kabul negotiating team will seek a permanent ceasefire as soon as possible, Shahray said on 6 March. Speaking to Tolo News, Sharay said, “The first test for the Taliban is the ceasefire.”
According to media commentary, the U.S. and the Taliban, an Afghan militia, reached a peace agreement in February of this year, but it has not fully brought peace to the country, and the road to peace in Afghanistan is still long.
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