Blast at Afghan VP candidate's office, 2 dead

The attack comes on the first day of campaigning for presidential elections, scheduled for late September.

Kabul: At least two people were feared killed and 25 people injured on Sunday after a car explosion targetted the office of Vice President candidate Amrullah Saleh in Kabul.

The attack comes on the first day of campaigning for presidential elections, scheduled for late September.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani cleared on Twitter that Amrullah Saleh survived a major attack. He tweeted, "My brother, true son of the Afghan soil and first VP candidate of my electoral team, @AmrullahSaleh2 has survived a complex attack by enemies of the state. We are relieved and thank the almighty that attack has failed."

Nasrat Rahimi, the interior ministry spokesman said that the attack targeted the Green Trend party headquarters in the Afghan capital.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but both Taliban insurgents and the Islamic State group are active in the capital and have carried out attacks in the past.