Afghan authorities say a government minister has survived a bomb attack on his motorcade in northern Afghanistan, the third attack on a high-profile official in three days.
Authorities say Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid was traveling Sunday between Baghlan and Kunduz provinces when his car hit a roadside bomb, similar to those used by the Taliban.
Obaid escaped unhurt, but two of his bodyguards were wounded in the blast.
On Saturday, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception, killing a top Afghan official and more than 20 other people in northern Samangan province.
An explosion killed a female official of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs Friday in eastern Afghanistan.
Authorities say Higher Education Minister Obaidullah Obaid was traveling Sunday between Baghlan and Kunduz provinces when his car hit a roadside bomb, similar to those used by the Taliban.
Obaid escaped unhurt, but two of his bodyguards were wounded in the blast.
On Saturday, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception, killing a top Afghan official and more than 20 other people in northern Samangan province.
An explosion killed a female official of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs Friday in eastern Afghanistan.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
