2 rockets hit UN office in Afghan capital

Two rockets hit the office of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Sunday morning in Afghan capital Kabul during the ongoing parliamentary election, Afghan officials said.

"Two rockets from Bot Khak area, east of Kabul hit the office of UNAMA at about 7 a.m. this morning. One of the rockets exploded which led to fire, but there is no casualties till now," the police department of Kabul confirmed to Xinhua.

Meanwhile, a person said under condition of anonymity that one was injured in the rocket attack.

The first-ever parliamentary election of Afghanistan after more than three decades kicked off at 6 a.m. Sunday morning, and will last until 4 a.m. Over 12.5 million Afghans are going to elect their representatives for the Wolsi Jirga or Lower House and Provincial Councils from among 5,766 candidates across the country.

Taliban's remnants who term the election as a plot to "legitimize the US occupation of Afghanistan" in a stern warning the other day asked Afghans to stay away from the process or face its dire consequences.

Over 100,000 Afghan Army and Police backed by 20,000-strong US-dominated coalition troops and 10,000 NATO-led multinational force have been tasked to provide security for the election day.

Source: Xinhua