Attack on Afghan univ bus kills 2

Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying university staff in northeastern Afghanistan yesterday killing the driver and a student, officials said, as attacks on civilians continued, while peace talks between the government and the Taliban remained stalled. 

Six university lecturers were also wounded during the attack in Baghlan province, said a spokesman for the interior ministry.

The ministry blamed the Taliban for the attack, but the group denied.

On the other side of the country, unidentified gunmen attacked security forces guarding a dam in Herat, killing three, wounding one, according to officials. Four other members of the security forces were missing.