KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Two persons were killed and seven others wounded when a bomb blast targeted the vehicle of a provincial council member in southern Khost province on Wednesday, an official said.
Governor’s spokesman Mubariz Mohammad Zadran told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast occurred when Habib Khan Taniwal, a member of the provincial council, arrived at the scene in his vehicle. It was a remotely-controlled that took place at about 2pm.
Taniwal survived the blast and was unhurt, but two civilians in nearby government office were killed and seven others, including three bodyguards . . .
