Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Afghanistan election commission comes under attack




KABUL – Afghan security forces say they are responding to an attack on an office of the country’s Independent Election Commission in Kabul. Afghan Ministry of the Interior spokesman Sediq Seddiqi said multiple suicide bombers attacked the office on Tuesday morning. By midday fighting was ongoing as security forces arrived at the scene.


The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The insurgent group has vowed to disrupt the April 5 presidential election.


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