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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| 'Grave concern' | |
| Earlier this month aid agencies warned they may become unable to operate in parts of Afghanistan once seen as safe, because of the intensifying conflict. | |
| The Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan Relief (Acbar), an umbrella group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), pointed to a 50% increase in insurgent attacks compared to last year. | |
| It expressed its "grave concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the serious impact on civilians". | |
| June saw more attacks on NGOs than in any month since the Taleban's overthrow in 2001 and some agencies had been forced to scale back operations, the statement said. | |
| Nineteen aid workers had been killed so far this year - more than during the whole of 2007, said Acbar. | |
| Some 2,500 people had been killed this year, up to 1,000 of them civilians, Acbar said. | |
| Kabul blamed the rise in insurgent attacks on the Pakistani government's attempts to negotiate peace deals with militants in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. | |
| Nato commanders have said violence is up by some 40% in eastern Afghanistan since spring this year, partly due to troops patrolling more areas. |