A suicide bomber blew himself up near the gate of Afghanistan's largest prison killing at least three people and wounding three others, officials said.

Iran Press/Asia: Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the attacker detonated his explosive near a vehicle of the employees of the Pul-e-Charki prison in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.

Three people died near the gate of the prison on the eastern outskirts of Kabul, and three were injured, another government official said, according to Reuters. There have been no immediate claims of responsibility.

Also on Monday another attack took place in Kabul.

A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a vehicle as it entered the head office of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC), wounding at least six people.

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Afghanistan has been the scene of multiple suicide bombings and attacks in recent weeks.

Millions of Afghans risked their lives to vote in the long-delayed elections that were held over two weekends.

The ballot, which the Taliban had vowed to attack, was marred by lengthy delays at polling centres, allegations of fraud, and deadly violence, with hundreds killed or wounded in scores of attacks.

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Afghans voted in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organization, allegations of corruption and violence that has forced a postponement of the vote in the strategic southern province of Kandahar.

The parliamentary election, which was more than three years late and the third since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, is seen as a dry run for next year's presidential vote.

It is also considered an important milestone ahead of a UN meeting in Geneva next month where Afghanistan is under pressure to show progress on "democratic processes".  101/202

 

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