Taliban kill three Afghan women aid workers

Three Afghan women working for a Western aid agency in northern Afghanistan have been shot dead by Taliban militia fighters, …

Three Afghan women working for a Western aid agency in northern Afghanistan have been shot dead by Taliban militia fighters, a provincial official said.

The women, who worked for German-funded Action Aid, were victims of a drive-by shooting while travelling in a car to the northeast of Shiberghan, the capital of Jowzjan province.

Their driver was also killed.

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