France24: Amrullah Saleh, a vice presidential hopeful in Afghanistan’s upcoming polls, narrowly escaped another assassination attempt on Sunday. His survival mirrors that of his country and could be a harbinger of things to come. The 46-year-old Afghan candidate has survived so many assassination attempts that a popular aphorism about Saleh’s “nine lives” has been gaining traction in Kabul circles. Click here to read more (external link).