Czech bodyguard injured in Afghanistan undergoes surgery in Prague

A Czech police officer who was injured during an attack on a Czech diplomat in Afghanistan earlier this month has been transported to Prague and underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove grenade fragments from his eye. He is now reported to be in a stable condition. The attack against a Czech diplomat in which his two Czech bodyguards suffered injuries happened on May 1. Rebels opened fire at a car carrying the head of the Czech diplomatic mission in Kabul Filip Velach. He escaped unharmed but three of the attackers were killed and two Czech bodyguards injured in the crossfire. The Czech embassy in Kabul re-opened in mid-April.