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Afghan governor escapes bomb attack en route to funeral
KANDAHAR : A bomb attack on Wednesday hit the motorcade of a key Afghan governor en route to the funeral of President Ha
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KANDAHAR: A bomb attack on Wednesday hit the motorcade of a key Afghan governor en route to the funeral of President Hamid Karzai's brother, wounding two Afghan troops, the government said.
The governor of Helmand province, Gulab Mangal, and the provincial chief of Afghan intelligence escaped unhurt, said an official statement, and the group attended the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai in neighbouring Kandahar province.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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