Afghan Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt

The Afghan interior minister escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after his security guards shot and killed a would-be suicide bomber who was targeting him, according to reports.
Afghan Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/113917661.jpg" alt="In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South)/U.S. Army, Afghan Minister of Interior Bismullah Khan speaks about the recent violence in Kandahar City during a news conference at the Joint Regional Coordination Center May 10, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Sam P. Dillon/U.S. Army via Getty Images)" title="In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South)/U.S. Army, Afghan Minister of Interior Bismullah Khan speaks about the recent violence in Kandahar City during a news conference at the Joint Regional Coordination Center May 10, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Sam P. Dillon/U.S. Army via Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1795974"/></a>
In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South)/U.S. Army, Afghan Minister of Interior Bismullah Khan speaks about the recent violence in Kandahar City during a news conference at the Joint Regional Coordination Center May 10, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Sam P. Dillon/U.S. Army via Getty Images)
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