QALAT (Pajhwok): The Provincial Council head of southern Zabul province has survived militants’ attacks on Monday, an official said.
Governor spokesman Gul Islam Seyal told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened on the outskirts of Qalat, the provincial capital, in Nawkhez area.
He said PC head Atta Jan Haqbin visited the area when his convoy came under militants attack. Both sides exchanged gunfire but no party suffered causalities, he added.
Reinforcement had been dispatched to the area but the assailants flee the area. The
