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Bomb kills Afghan election candidate, wounds seven
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 17, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A bomb placed under a sofa
killed an Afghan election candidate on Wednesday, officials said, as deadly
violence escalates ahead of the October 20 parliamentary ballot.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Jabar Qahraman, who
was running for the southern province of Helmand, a stronghold for the
militant group.
Another seven were wounded in the blast, provincial governor spokesman
Omar Zhwak told AFP.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1219 hrs