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| Three shot dead in Afghan capital | Three shot dead in Afghan capital |
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| Unknown gunmen have killed three people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, including two foreigners, police said. | Unknown gunmen have killed three people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, including two foreigners, police said. |
| Some reports say the attack took place in front of the offices of the courier company DHL and that the two dead foreigners are Germans. | Some reports say the attack took place in front of the offices of the courier company DHL and that the two dead foreigners are Germans. |
| Two other people were hurt in the attack, which took place the Sher Pur area, where many foreigners live. | Two other people were hurt in the attack, which took place the Sher Pur area, where many foreigners live. |
| It comes after an aid worker with dual South African and British nationality was shot dead in Kabul on Monday. | It comes after an aid worker with dual South African and British nationality was shot dead in Kabul on Monday. |
| Taleban militants reportedly said they had killed Gayle Williams, 34, because she was working for a Christian group. | Taleban militants reportedly said they had killed Gayle Williams, 34, because she was working for a Christian group. |
| The attacks come amid rising violence in Afghanistan, including the killing of three foreign women in Kabul in August. | |
| The BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says that until recently the centre of the capital has been regarded as relatively safe. | |
| But the latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, our correspondent adds. |