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UK charity worker killed in Kabul UK charity worker killed in Kabul
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A woman working for a UK-registered charity has been shot dead near Kabul University in the Afghan capital.A woman working for a UK-registered charity has been shot dead near Kabul University in the Afghan capital.
The woman, Gayle Williams, was a UK and South African national. She was killed by two men on a motorbike, witnesses told the BBC.The woman, Gayle Williams, was a UK and South African national. She was killed by two men on a motorbike, witnesses told the BBC.
The Taleban are reported to have said they killed her because she was working for a Christian organisation called Serve Afghanistan.The Taleban are reported to have said they killed her because she was working for a Christian organisation called Serve Afghanistan.
In August the Taleban killed three foreign women near Kabul.In August the Taleban killed three foreign women near Kabul.
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Ms Williams was killed while walking to work, police said.Ms Williams was killed while walking to work, police said.
An eyewitness told the BBC that two men on a motorbike drew alongside her. One man then got off the motorbike and shot her at close range before jumping back on the bike and escaping.An eyewitness told the BBC that two men on a motorbike drew alongside her. One man then got off the motorbike and shot her at close range before jumping back on the bike and escaping.
Children on the street going to school also saw the incident.Children on the street going to school also saw the incident.
"Some bullets hit her body and some hit her leg and when police got there she was dead," interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary told the AFP news agency."Some bullets hit her body and some hit her leg and when police got there she was dead," interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary told the AFP news agency.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says this is not the first time that a foreigner has been killed in the Afghan capital by armed men.The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says this is not the first time that a foreigner has been killed in the Afghan capital by armed men.
But the incident will raise further concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan, our correspondent says.But the incident will raise further concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan, our correspondent says.
In the past week, there have been three assassinations in the southern city of Kandahar, all carried out by men on motorbikes.In the past week, there have been three assassinations in the southern city of Kandahar, all carried out by men on motorbikes.
Operations suspendedOperations suspended
Serve Afghanistan is a UK registered charity whose overseas staff are volunteers. It focuses on education and training for people with disabilities.Serve Afghanistan is a UK registered charity whose overseas staff are volunteers. It focuses on education and training for people with disabilities.
Taleban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told AFP that they killed Ms Williams "because she was working for an organisation which was preaching Christianity in Afghanistan".Taleban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told AFP that they killed Ms Williams "because she was working for an organisation which was preaching Christianity in Afghanistan".
In August another aid group, the International Rescue Committee, suspended operations after three of its foreign female staff - a British-Canadian, a Canadian and a Trinidadian-American - were shot with their Afghan driver close to Kabul.In August another aid group, the International Rescue Committee, suspended operations after three of its foreign female staff - a British-Canadian, a Canadian and a Trinidadian-American - were shot with their Afghan driver close to Kabul.
The Taleban claimed responsibility for that attack, saying the women were foreign spies.The Taleban claimed responsibility for that attack, saying the women were foreign spies.