Explosions were heard Tuesday close to the Kabul home of Afghan presidential election candidate Ashraf Ghani, police and a witness said.
Ghani, a former World Bank economist, is seen as a leading runner for the April 5 poll to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai.
The Taliban have vowed a campaign of violence to disrupt the ballot on April 5, urging their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces in the runup to election day.
"We can confirm that the sounds of two explosions have been heard near a presidential candidate house in Darulaman," said Hashmat Estanakzai, spokesman for Kabul police.
Witness Ahmad Sharif, a government employee, said he heard two explosions followed by gunfire.
On Thursday four gunmen stormed Kabul's Serena hotel and shot dead nine civilians including an Agence France-Presse journalist, an attack claimed by the Taliban.
Explosions were heard Tuesday close to the Kabul home of Afghan presidential election candidate Ashraf Ghani, police and a witness said.
Ghani, a former World Bank economist, is seen as a leading runner for the April 5 poll to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai.
The Taliban have vowed a campaign of violence to disrupt the ballot on April 5, urging their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces in the runup to election day.
“We can confirm that the sounds of two explosions have been heard near a presidential candidate house in Darulaman,” said Hashmat Estanakzai, spokesman for Kabul police.
Witness Ahmad Sharif, a government employee, said he heard two explosions followed by gunfire.
On Thursday four gunmen stormed Kabul’s Serena hotel and shot dead nine civilians including an Agence France-Presse journalist, an attack claimed by the Taliban.
