In advance of this weekend's election, the running mate of the Afghan President has escaped unhurt from a bomb explosion.
The blast hit the convoy in which the vice-presidential candidate, Ahmad Zia Masood, was travelling in the province of Badakhshan.
As a remote controlled mine hit a second car in the convoy, two people were killed and two others were injured.
On the final day of campaigning, Afghan President Hamad Karzai told supporters that Saturday's poll will be a turning point for the war-torn nation.
Security concerns have overshadowed the campaign with Taliban and al-Qaeda militants threatening to target the polls.
