The device, hidden in an electrical box attached to a wall exploded as Shir Wali Wardak left his house, ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said. PHOTO: TWITTER @qadir_sediqi
KABUL: An Afghan member of parliament was killed by a bomb planted near his residence in the capital Kabul on Sunday, the interior ministry said.
The device, hidden in an electrical box attached to a wall exploded as Shir Wali Wardak left his house, ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said.
"It could either have been a bomb on a timer or one that was remotely detonated," Sediqqi said, adding that 11 people, including five of Wardak's bodyguards, were wounded in the blast.
No group immediately claimed responsibility.
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The attack came hours after Taliban insurgents stormed a courthouse south of Kabul, killing at least five people including a newly appointed appeals court head.
The militants have vowed revenge for the hanging on May 8 of six Taliban prisoners convicted of terrorism as part of a security crackdown after a suicide attack in Kabul in April that killed 64 people.
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Afghanistan is set to hold delayed parliamentary elections in October after last June's deadline was missed.
Parliament's five-year term expired a year ago, but elections were postponed due to security fears and disagreements on how to ensure a fair vote after a bitterly disputed presidential elections in 2014.
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