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An Afghan police officer monitors the scene of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2018. REUTERS / Omar Sobhani
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew up explosives near the headquarters of Afghanistan's electoral commission in Kabul on Monday, wounding at least six people, officials said.
At least four leaders of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and two policemen were wounded in the attack, said Najib Danish, spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Kabul.
The attack took place as the CIS officials began counting the votes after the very late ballot in 33 of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
"The suicide bomber blew himself up next to the car of an IEC staff member who was parked near a police checkpoint," an official said. l & # 39; IEC.
It was unclear how many people were present at the time of the attack around the Electoral Commission compound near a main artery in Kabul.
Report by Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Hassib Sayed, edited by Richard Pullin
