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Afghan election official in Kunduz province shot dead | |
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The head of Afghanistan's electoral commission in Kunduz province has been shot dead, officials say. | The head of Afghanistan's electoral commission in Kunduz province has been shot dead, officials say. |
Amanullah Aman was shot by a gunman on a motorbike, according to officials, although it was not clear how many assailants were involved in the attack. | Amanullah Aman was shot by a gunman on a motorbike, according to officials, although it was not clear how many assailants were involved in the attack. |
No group has said it carried out the attack in Kunduz city, but suspicion will fall on Taliban insurgents. | |
Presidential elections are due next April, with all foreign troops due to leave the country by the end of 2014. | |
"[Mr] Aman was shot dead in the morning in front of his house as he was leaving for his office," provincial spokesman Enayatullah Khaliq told the AFP agency. | |
Last month, Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar reiterated his disdain for next year's planned elections. | |
Mullah Omar branded the polls a "deceiving drama" and said that the candidates' selection "de facto, takes place in Washington". |