Afghan Vice President Escapes Suicide Attack After Returning From Exile

Ambulances and security vehicles rushed to the scene of a suicide bombing at Kabul airport on July 22 shortly after Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum left the area following his arrival home from more than a year in self-imposed exile in Turkey over allegations of torture and abuse of a political rival. Afghan officials said Dostum, a powerful former warlord, had left the airport in a motorcade only minutes before the blast struck at the entrance of the airport, killing at least 14 people.