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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. |
They 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 in 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. The threat to aid workersTributes to murdered Briton | Taleban militants reportedly said they had killed Gayle Williams, 34, because she was working for a Christian group. The threat to aid workersTributes 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. | 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. |