A gunman has killed on Wednesday the head of the election commission in eastern province of Afghanistan

A gunman has killed on Wednesday the head of the election commission in eastern province of Afghanistan, an official said.

The gunman on a motorbike shot Amanullah Aman in the chest when the official was collecting rents from shop owners in a bazaar in Kunduz city where he owns property.

Aman died about half-an-hour later in a hospital.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Earlier this week the Afghan election authorities started accepting nominations for the presidency and provincial council seats.