Afghanistan postpones election in Kandahar after attack
19/10/2018 18:57
Afghanistan's election commission on Friday postponed elections in Kandahar for a week, following a brazen attack on a high-profile security meeting there with a U.S. delegation that killed at least two senior provincial officials, including the province's police chief.
The development came as mourners gathered for the funeral of police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq, assassinated in Thursday's attack. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the assault, saying they targeted the top U.S. commander in the country, Gen. Scott Miller, who was at the meeting but was unharmed.
The Independent Election Commission's deputy spokesman Aziz Ibrahimi said the postponement was meant to allow mourners to observe funeral rights for the slain officials.
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