28 Killed in Election Violence

ISLAMABAD, March 31 (KUNA) -- At least 28 people were killed in two incidents of violence in different areas of Afghanistan on Monday, said officials.
According to officials, at least eight people were killed in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan on Monday. The fatalities occurred when local commander Mohammad Omar''''s vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Khanabad district.
The district''''s administrative head, Hayatullah Amiri confirmed that the local commander remained safe in the attack. The pro-government commander is known for fighting against the Taliban rebels.
Moreover, the officials claimed that sixteen rebels have been killed and three others injured in the Sayyad district of central Sar-i-Pul province.
A senior security official, Maj. Gen. Noor Habib Gulbahari in a statement claimed that the insurgents were killed in cleanup operations in Mangoti, Zaka, Takhta, Chashmi Shirin, Gila Jar and Hadbakhshi areas on the Sar-i-Pul- Jawzjan highway.
He further confirmed that four security personnel were also killed and two others wounded during the operation.
The violent incidents came just a few days before the presidential and provincial polls across Afghanistan scheduled on April 5