A Parliamentary candidate in Kunar province has said that three people were killed last night in an attack at his guesthouse.
Qari Ataullah Safi told Radio Azadi on Monday that three of his close associates in the electoral campaign were killed in Nerang district in the attack.
Abdul Ghani Musamim, spokesman for the governor of Kunar, confirmed the attack, but said that it is still unclear who is behind the attack.