AFGHANISTAN: Suicide bomber targets election rally in Nangarhar

At least 13 people have been killed and 25 others wounded in a suicide attack at an election campaign rally in the eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. The assailant detonated his explosives on Tuesday at a rally by parliamentary candidate Abdul Nasir Mohmmand in the Kama district outside the provincial capital of Jalalabad, provincial governor […]

At least 13 people have been killed and 25 others wounded in a suicide attack at an election campaign rally in the eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan.

The assailant detonated his explosives on Tuesday at a rally by parliamentary candidate Abdul Nasir Mohmmand in the Kama district outside the provincial capital of Jalalabad, provincial governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said.

The attack came as campaigning began for parliamentary elections due on October 20.

“Elders were speaking at the meeting when there was suddenly a huge blast,” Sayed Humayoun, who was attending the meeting, said.

Around 250 people were attending the rally, said Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the provincial council.