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Afghanistan |
Only 2 Pakistanis among 26 dead in Afghanistan |
2006-06-10 |
Uruzgan, where 1,400 Dutch troops are deploying to be part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)-led force that is moving into southern Afghanistan, has seen some intense battles in recent weeks. Suspected militants on a motorbike gunned down two Afghan aid workers, while a provincial security chief and a senior police officer were also killed on the same day, officials said. A third aid worker was wounded in ThursdayÂ’s attack in northern Balkh province, said Sher Jahn Durani, spokesman for the provincial police chief. The militants opened fire on the three workers after they left in a car from a village in Chimtal district where they were helping farmers, Durani said. It wasnÂ’t immediately clear who was behind the attack. The workers were believed to be from the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance organisation that works in the health, agriculture and education sectors. |
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