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Nuristan Governor survives gun attack – Kabul
Hafiz Abdul Qayyum, governor of Nuristan province has survived a gun attack in the Sorubi district of Kabul.
Unknown armed men attacked the convoy of vehicles carrying Nuristan’s governor at around 7 a.m. today and Qayyum escaped unharmed.
The official was on his way from Kabul to Jalalabad while his vehicles came under attack.
Qayyum confirmed the incident, saying that one of his bodyguards was killed and another wounded in shoot exchange.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.