While polling day passed smoothly in Kabul, the Taliban are still keen to show their power to strike within the capital. Early Saturday morning, a suicide bomber struck the convoy of Masoom Stanikzai, head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, responsible for peace negotiations with the Taliban.While Stanikzai survived, the attacker and a bystander outside Kabul's Dawat University were killed, and three injured. VICE News was the only news crew allowed through the police line to witness the aftermath.Subscribe to VICE NewsFollow VICE News on TwitterLike VICE News on Facebook
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Elections in Afghanistan (Dispatch 4)
VICE News was the only news crew allowed through the police line to witness the aftermath of a suicide bomber attack in Kabul.