Kabul, Afghanistan: <\/p>\n
At least two people were killed and a dozen more wounded in an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh in central Kabul early Wednesday, officials said.<\/p>\n
Saleh, who is the senior of Afghanistan's two vice presidents, was not harmed.<\/p>\n
"This terrorist attack has failed and Saleh is safe and fine," said Razwan Murad, the head of Saleh's media office.<\/p>\n
Interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said initial reports showed two people had been killed and another 12 wounded in the blast.<\/p>\n
Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of Saleh's aides told AFP that a suicide bomber had targeted Saleh's convoy as he left his home and was headed to work.<\/p>\n
Abdullah, a shopkeeper who gave only one name, said the blast had blown out his windows.<\/p>\n
"A shop that sold gas cylinders also caught fire, causing the cylinders to blow up," he said.<\/p>\n
Saleh, an outspoken critic of the Taliban, survived an attack last year ahead of presidential elections.<\/p>\n
At least 20 people -- most of them civilians -- were killed and 50 others wounded when a suicide attacker and gunmen targeted Saleh's Kabul office.<\/p>\n
Wednesday's attack comes as Afghan negotiators and the Taliban are expected to begin peace talks soon in the Qatari capital of Doha.<\/p>\n
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Saleh is President Ashraf Ghani's "first" deputy. The second vice president is Sarwar Danish.<\/p>\n
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