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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. The nationalities of the victims are unclear. | |
| 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. class="" href="/1/hi/world/7681604.stm">The threat to aid workers class="" href="/1/hi/uk/7681287.stm">Tributes to murdered Briton | |
| In Saturday's incident, there is confusion about the nationalities of the victims. Early reports suggested the two dead foreigners had been Germans. | |
| The attacks come amid rising violence in Afghanistan, including the killing of three foreign women in Kabul in August. | 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. | 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. | But the latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, our correspondent adds. |
| There has been an upsurge in fighting between Taleban rebels and Afghan and international forces in many parts of the country over the past year. | There has been an upsurge in fighting between Taleban rebels and Afghan and international forces in many parts of the country over the past year. |