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Taliban Intensifies Attacks Ahead of Afghan Election
With Afghanistan’s presidential election less than two weeks away, the Taliban is stepping up its campaign to intimidate citizens from voting with violence and bloodshed. On Tuesday, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, insurgents and suicide bombers targeted the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, a New Kabul Bank branch in the eastern province of Kunar, and a sporting event in Kunduz.
The IEC office in Kabul is located beside the residence of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, a former finance minister and current frontrunner in the election scheduled for April 5. Initial reports of Tuesday’s attack suggested that Ghani’s house was the target, though the gunmen had actually stormed the IEC, where more than 70 people were preparing for the upcoming election.
Two suicide bombers detonated themselves at the entrance, killing two police officers who were standing guard. Three militants rushed inside. A standoff with police ensued for the next four hours, leaving an election worker and a provincial council candidate dead.
