<div>The death toll in a bomb attack on an Afghan election rally has risen to 22 today, ahead of the October 20 Parliamentary poll. Mohammad Jawad Hejri, the spokesman of Takhar Governor said that a motorcycle carrying explosives detonated among supporters of a female candidate. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>He said most of the 22 people killed and 36 injured are civilians. In another incident, in the western province of Herat, provincial governor spokesman Jailani Farhad said that two gunmen attacked the campaign office of a candidate in Injeel district and killed two people. </div>''<div></div>''<div>More than 2,500 candidates are contesting the Parliamentary elections on 20th of this month. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>According to the Independent Election Commission, at least nine candidates have died so far, most of them in targeted killings.</div>''<div></div>''<div>The Parliamentary poll will be followed by the Presidential poll next year. <br />''</div>