Nine aid workers killed in Afghanistan

5 Dariya News

Kabul 02-Jun-2015

At least nine Afghan aid workers were killed in an armed attack in Afghanistan's Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday."Unknown militants attacked the camp of the aid workers in a village in Zari district overnight and fled after gunning down nine aid workers," the official told Xinhua. One woman was among those killed.The victims were in charge of implementing a project under the National Solidarity Programme, said Abdul Basid Hainy, head of the provincial rural development and rehabilitation department.