Afghanistan: 10 kidnapped and killed by Taliban in Election Violence

Afghan Election Violence : 10 kidnapped and killed by Taliban

"The bodies of four of those killed, including the Sar-e-Pul election candidate, Hussain Nazari, have been returned to police, he said. The other six remain in the hands of the Taliban.
The Taliban have not commented on the incident, which comes ahead of presidential and provincial elections to be held Saturday.
There are 11 candidates in the presidential race, with the three main contenders thought to be Abdullah Abdullah, who also ran in the 2009 election, Ashraf Ghani and Zalmai Rassoul."