Afghanistan attacks leave 18 dead ahead of polls

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Source: BBC

Eighteen people have been killed in a series of attacks in Afghanistan, officials say, as it prepares for presidential and provincial elections.

In the northern province of Kunduz, eight family members of a local anti-Taliban commander died in an ambush.

Elsewhere, six members of two different campaign teams and a police officer were killed in bomb attacks.
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Two days ago, the Kabul headquarters of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) was attacked.

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1. Kabul suicide blast: Police killed at interior ministry

A suicide bomber has killed at least six police officers outside the interior ministry in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say.

A ministry spokesman told the BBC the attacker had tried to get inside the building wearing a military uniform.

Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the deadly blast.
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In a separate development, suspected Taliban gunmen in northern Afghanistan reportedly killed nine people, including a candidate running for one of the country's provincial councils.

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