Upto 11 people, which included six children and one woman were killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up on the roadside in eastern Afghanistan, Al-Jazeera reported, citing a provincial official’s quote.
During the second day of the Afghanistan elections on Sunday, the IED struck a vehicle in the Nangarhar’s Mamand area of Achin district that was carrying civilians, Attahullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the provincial governor quoted by AJ said.
No one immediately claimed the attack.
The election had been delayed for a week following the killing of powerful police chief General Abdul Raziq in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
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Following the kickstart of the elections, the first day saw at least 36 people killed in nearly 200 attacks across the country, including 27 civilians, according to Deputy Interior Minister Akhtar Mohammed Ibrahimi.
He said security forces killed 31 fighters in gun battles. The Taliban had vowed to attack and disrupt the election.
Since late September, when campaigning officially started, at least 10 candidates have killed and two others abducted.
The electoral commission has not set a timeline for announcing official results, but preliminary results are expected within a month.
