Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped yet another assassination attempt last week. Other Afghans were not as lucky: They were killed when bombs exploded in the capital city of Kabul. The attacks are another reminder of the fragility of the peace in that country. Although the military is "mopping up" remnants of Taliban forces in the countryside, much more work is needed if Afghanistan is going to have a future. Concerned nations must follow up their pledges of support with money and personnel. To date, they have not.

Mr. Karzai survived an attack by a gunman on his motorcade outside the residence of the governor of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Mr. Karzai was unharmed, but the governor was slightly injured. A few hours earlier, a powerful car bomb killed at least 15 people in Kabul, and 150 others were wounded. The explosion was sophisticated: A small bomb went off to attract a crowd and then a larger car bomb went off.

These were not the first such assaults in Afghanistan. In addition to several smaller blasts, authorities in July found a car loaded with hundreds of kilograms of explosives and arrested an individual who allegedly confessed to planning to assassinate government officials, including Mr. Karzai. Other ministers were less fortunate: Vice President Abdul Haji Qadir was shot and killed in July, while in February, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Abdul Rahman was beaten to death at Kabul airport.