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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.
The attack took place in front of the offices of the courier company DHL in the Sher Pur area of the city, where many foreigners live.The attack took place in front of the offices of the courier company DHL in the Sher Pur area of the city, where many foreigners live.
The nationalities of the foreigners were unclear. The attack comes amid rising violence in Afghanistan.The nationalities of the foreigners were unclear. The attack comes amid rising violence in Afghanistan.
It comes days after an aid worker with dual South African and British nationality was shot dead in Kabul.It comes days after an aid worker with dual South African and British nationality was shot dead in Kabul.
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.
In Saturday's incident, there is confusion about the nationalities of the victims. Early reports suggested the two dead foreigners had been Germans. In the wake of Saturday's incident, there was confusion about the nationalities of the dead foreigners.
The threat to aid workersTributes to murdered BritonThe threat to aid workersTributes to murdered Briton
Early reports suggested they had been Germans.
But a police official later told the Associated Press news agency that one was British and the other South African.
Police covered the silver, four-wheel-drive vehicle with plastic sheeting. There was blood on the ground and the windscreen.Police covered the silver, four-wheel-drive vehicle with plastic sheeting. There was blood on the ground and the windscreen.
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.
In August three foreign women were shot dead south of Kabul.In August three foreign women were shot dead south of Kabul.