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Officials in Afghanistan say suspected Taliban insurgents2 have killed three female international workers of a U.S aid organization and their Afghan driver. Ayaz Gul gives more details from Islamabad.
Afghan women walk past coffins3 containing the bodies of three foreign aid workers in a hospital in Pul-e-Alam in Logar province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, 13 Aug. 2008
The killing4 took place in the Afghan province of Logar and is being described as the bloodiest5 single attack on foreign humanitarian6 workers in Afghanistan in recent years.
Police say the three female foreigners worked for the New York-based International Rescue Committee and were traveling to Kabul with their Afghan driver when a group of armed men opened fire on their vehicle.
Security officials have recovered the bodies of the four victims and Interior Ministry7 spokesman Zamary Bashari says police have launched an investigation8.
"This attack was conducted by unknown armed men. The police of Logar are investigating the case very seriously and we are trying to find those who are behind the issue," Bashari said.
The U.S.-based aid agency provides emergency relief to returning refugees and helps rebuild water and sanitation9 as well as the health care system in Afghanistan.
International aid agencies say that attacks on their workers in Afghanistan have gone up this year, killing at least 19 local aid workers.
They have complained that the violence has already forced humanitarian groups to restrict their activities and Wednesday's attack will further undermine their work at a time when drought and rising food prices are putting more Afghans under pressure.
The security situation has deteriorated10 in parts of Afghanistan and the commander of international security forces has reported a 50 percent increase in insurgent1 attacks across the country this year.
1 insurgent | |
adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子 | |
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n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 ) | |
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3 coffins | |
n.棺材( coffin的名词复数 );使某人早亡[死,完蛋,垮台等]之物 | |
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4 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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5 bloodiest | |
adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 );流血的;屠杀的;残忍的 | |
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6 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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9 sanitation | |
n.公共卫生,环境卫生,卫生设备 | |
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10 deteriorated | |
恶化,变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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