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| 'Aid women killed' in Afghanistan | 'Aid women killed' in Afghanistan |
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| Three women thought to be international aid workers been shot dead along with their Afghan driver in the south of the capital, Kabul, officials say. | |
| Police say a second Afghan driver was hurt when unidentified gunmen fired on the two cars the group were travelling in through central Lowgar province. | |
| The nationalities of the women are not known yet. It is also not clear who the three may have worked for. | The nationalities of the women are not known yet. It is also not clear who the three may have worked for. |
| Aid agencies say they are frequently targeted in the Afghan conflict. | Aid agencies say they are frequently targeted in the Afghan conflict. |
| An Afghan interior ministry spokesman said all three women were foreigners. | |
| He said he believed they were aid workers, but did not identify their nationality or which organisation they were working for. | |
| The provincial police chief said a vehicle carrying armed men had fired on the group. The bodies have been taken to the governor's compound in the Lowgar capital, Puli Alam. | |
| The BBC's Alastair Leithead, in Kabul, says Lowgar, which borders Kabul, has become increasingly violent recently. The United Nations now classifies the province as a high risk, he adds. |