Rebels Murder Afghan Election Candidate

[maddezmom]

QUETTA, Pakistan - Suspected Taliban gunmen shot and killed a candidate in Afghanistan's legislative elections after dragging him from his house.

His death brought to six the number of candidates killed ahead of Sunday's ballot, which many Afghans hope will marginalize insurgents. Four election workers have also been slain.

Abdul Hadi was pulled from his home in southern Helmand province Thursday night before being shot, Mohammed Wali, a spokesman for the local governor, told an Associated Press reporter in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta by telephone. The militants then fled in two vehicles.

Security forces were searching for the assailants, but no one has been arrested, Wali said.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050916/ap_on_re_as/afghan_candidate_killed_1;_

[enigma000]

1. Won't stop the elections

Found the offical Afghan election website

http://www.jemb.org/index.html

Doesn't say if the Talaban are running. . .