Afghan Election Candidates in Fear of Attacks, Says Amnesty International

(Washington, D.C.) -- Afghan election candidates, campaigners and voters have told Amnesty International that they are facing increasing attacks and threats from the Taliban and other insurgent groups in the run-up to Afghanistan’s September 18 parliamentary elections.Women candidates are at particular risk and some have told Amnesty International that local security forces refuse to offer them protection and even ridicule them when they do report threats or violence against them.“Two weeks ago the Taliban put a ‘night letter’ behind my door and in the morning I took it to the local