ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-07-CA-221
For Immediate Release

 KABUL, Afghanistan (July 30) -- Yesterday, the son of an election campaign chief for a parliamentary candidate and another civilian will killed in an insurgent ambush as they travelled between Nazdara District and Koh-e Safi District.

"Insurgents continue to wage war against innocent civilians involved in the election process as they attempt to deny Afghans stability and security," said Col. Rafael Torres, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director. "The killings appear to be an attempt to target parliamentary candidates as well as members of their campaigning teams."
 
"We strongly condemn these killings and would like to assure the Afghan people that these cowardly acts will not deter our Afghan partners and ISAF from our goal of a stable and secure Afghanistan," said Torres.