Two Czechs injured in Afghanistan

Two Czech bodyguards suffered injuries in an attack against a Czech diplomat in Afghanistan on Tuesday. 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 rebels were killed and two Czech bodyguards injured in the crossfire. The Czech embassy in Kabul re-opened in mid-April. Some 180 Czech soldiers are currently operating in Afghanistan and a Czech field hospital opened there last month.