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International Help Mission, an international charity, informs that 10 members of one of their medical teams were murdered in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The charity says they were members with the International Assistance Mission (IAM) eye camp team.
The medics had been in Nuristan after responding to an invitation by neighborhood communities. They had completed their medical perform and had been on their way back to Kabul, the Afghan capital.
According to IAM, details on what specifically occurred are rather sketchy. The charity expressed its thoughts and prayers for the families and pals of those who died.
IAM says it objects “to this senseless killing of men and women who’ve carried out nothing but serve the poor. Some of the foreigners have worked alongside the Afghan folks for decades.”
IAM says that this tragedy significantly undermines its capability to continue serving the Afghan peoples – some thing it has been doing considering that 1966. Hopefully, it’s going to not halt their work that positive aspects a lot more than 250,000 Afghan patients annually.
According to Voice of America, six Americans, one German, one Briton and two Afghan interpreters had been killed. The team consisted of males and females.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the killings. A spokesperson said the deaths were ordered due to the fact the missionaries had been Christians.
According to Voice of America, among the team recited passages from the Koran, told the killers he was a Muslim, and survived.
Afghan authorities inform that the attack occurred in a dense forest. Numerous villagers had warned the medics concerning the dangers of going into that forest.
Sources: Voice of America, International Help Mission (IAM)
Written by Christian Nordqvist
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