A suicide bomber has struck an election rally in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 30, a provincial official said. A suicide bomber has struck an election rally in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 30, a provincial official said. “Most of the people killed or wounded are elders who had gathered for the campaign rally,” said Mr Khogyani. The election campaign kicked off last Friday with 2,565 candidates vying for a seat in the 249-member chamber, including 417 women candidates. In Afghanistan, the parliament includes both a lower and an upper house, but only members of the lower house are directly elected.

Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2018 12:33 UTC