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| Shot Gayle 'would forgive killer' | Shot Gayle 'would forgive killer' |
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| The sister of a British woman murdered in Afghanistan has said the charity worker would have forgiven her killers. | The sister of a British woman murdered in Afghanistan has said the charity worker would have forgiven her killers. |
| The Taleban said they shot Gayle Williams, 34, because she was spreading Christianity through her work for UK-based Serve Afghanistan. | The Taleban said they shot Gayle Williams, 34, because she was spreading Christianity through her work for UK-based Serve Afghanistan. |
| Her sister Karen said her family forgave the killers and Gayle would have told them not to hold a grudge. | Her sister Karen said her family forgave the killers and Gayle would have told them not to hold a grudge. |
| Separately, another Briton was shot dead outside an office of couriers DHL in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | Separately, another Briton was shot dead outside an office of couriers DHL in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
| David Giles worked for DHL. A second foreigner, believed to be South African, was also among the dead. | David Giles worked for DHL. A second foreigner, believed to be South African, was also among the dead. |
| Safety concerns | Safety concerns |
| Ms Williams, who had both British and South African nationality, was described by her sister as a woman who was "passionate" about helping Afghanistan's people. | Ms Williams, who had both British and South African nationality, was described by her sister as a woman who was "passionate" about helping Afghanistan's people. |
| "Gayle was a much loved sister... who gave her life serving the Afghan people she loved," she said. | "Gayle was a much loved sister... who gave her life serving the Afghan people she loved," she said. |
| Karen added that she and her family forgave her sister's killers "as Gayle would have done". | Karen added that she and her family forgave her sister's killers "as Gayle would have done". |
| "Gayle was working to help little children with disabilities - some blind, some deaf, some with no limbs - including victims of the many landmines from the many wars in Afghanistan," she said. | "Gayle was working to help little children with disabilities - some blind, some deaf, some with no limbs - including victims of the many landmines from the many wars in Afghanistan," she said. |
| "If Gayle could talk to us now her view would not have changed. Her faith in the Afghan people would remain the same." | "If Gayle could talk to us now her view would not have changed. Her faith in the Afghan people would remain the same." |
| Serve Afghanistan suspended its operations in the country following the killing last week. Other aid agencies have said they are reviewing their security. | Serve Afghanistan suspended its operations in the country following the killing last week. Other aid agencies have said they are reviewing their security. |
| The latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, the BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says. | The latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, the BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says. |
| The Foreign Office has updated advice for Britons in Afghanistan and travellers to the country, following Ms Williams' death. | |
| It said Afghanistan had a high threat of terrorism and no part should be "considered immune from violence". |