Kandahar

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A Wolesi Jirga candidate from southern Kandahar province Asadullah Mashouri was killed in a magnetic bomb blast on Monday, an official said.
Aziz Ahmad Azizi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in Fabrika Sari locality in Kandahar city, the provincial capital, shortly after 4pm.
He said the blast was caused by a magnetic bomb which had been attached to Ashouri’s vehicle. Police were investigating the incident, Azizi concluded.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission (IEC)’s deputy head for southern Kandahar province Haroon Kaliwal claims he was beaten and filmed naked at gun-point by two unsuccessful Wolesi Jirga candidates.
But the accused candidates alleged Kaliwal and other election officials were involved in widespread rigging and the video clip was ‘a plot’ against them to show themselves clean and innocent.

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) head for southern Kandahar province has been sacked and introduced to the attorney’s office over alleged electoral offenses.