The Taliban have urged their fighters to target polling staff, voters and security forces in Afghanistan’s April 5 elections. Monday’s statement is the Taliban’s first formal threat of violence over the upcoming vote.
In a statement emailed to media outlets on Monday, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid urged Afghans not to take part in the April 5 presidential elections, which will serve to elect a successor to current President Hamid Karzai.
