Taliban kills eight poll commission staff in south Afghanistan-officials

Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Afghan government officials said the militants had exaggerated the casualty figures. [Courtesy]

Taliban fighters killed eight election commission employees on Saturday night inside a district center in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, officials said.

The employees of the Independent Election Commission were stationed at the government office in Maruf district to register voters when fighters of the hard line Islamist group launched an attack.