Afghan Warrior

An Afghan election worker was shot dead and another wounded in an attack on their vehicle in the southern province of Kandahar on Tuesday. An Afghan security official said rebels opened fire with rifles in an ambush on the workers' vehicle at 2pm in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province. Both employees were Afghan civilians working for the {JEMB} Joint Electoral Management Body which is organising parliamentary elections due to be held on September 18. Kandahar police chief General Ayub Salangi said Police are looking for the culprits who fired at the {JEMB} car. Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone interview with Reuters. He vows to continue with similar attacks in the future. It's the second incident of rebels killing innocent election workers.

Earlier this month another Afghan election worker who was educating the public about the vote was killed in the chaotic Uruzgan province. The Taliban have increased their insurgency in recent weeks which have seen dozens of rebels and government forces losing their lives in the increasing violence from Taliban and Al Qaida in the southern and southeastern parts of the country. Concern is being raised among the people. Some people think that the parliamentary election might not be held on time. We hope the Afghan National Army and coalition forces will not let the enemy create problems during the parliamentary election. We hope that Afghans vote in a peaceful environment and the upcoming parliamentary election will be transparent and democratic.