3 Oxfam workers killed in northeastern Afghanistan

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Source: AP

3 Oxfam workers killed in northeastern Afghanistan
(AP) – 3 hours ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — Aid group Oxfam says it is suspending work in a northeastern Afghan province after three of its workers were killed there.

Oxfam says two Afghan staff members and a community volunteer died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Badakhshan province. The group will suspend work while reviewing security measures.

Deputy governor Shamsul Rahman said Wednesday that Taliban insurgents who recently infiltrated the area were likely behind Saturday's attack in Shahri Buzurg district, about 185 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of Afghanistan's capital.


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1. what can one say? i support Oxfam, it's a great org doing great work

increasingly I'm seeing a civil war going on in Afghanistan, the Taliban vs. reasonable people.

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2. I also am a supporter of Oxfam. Sorry to read this.