Gunmen kill HALO Trust s ten mine-clearing workers in Afghanistan
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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2021, 03:55 PM IST
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Baghlan has seen fierce fighting in recent months, with near-daily battles between the Taliban and government forces in several districts. The Taliban entered a compound of a mine-clearing agency. and started shooting everyone, interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian told reporters.
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A member of a demining organisation prepares his metal detector before searching for unexploded ordnance in Salang district of Parwan province, Afghanistan August 1, 2016
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Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Wednesday, blaming the Taliban for the latest attack to rock the violence-wracked country.
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Gunmen kill 10 mine-clearing workers in Afghanistan
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Wounded people receive treatments at a hospital following an attack by masked gunmen which killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation, at Pol-e-Khomri in Baghlan Province on June 9, 2021. (AFP)
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Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack 10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack The Taliban dismissed the government s accusation that they were behind the attack and Cowen also said the insurgents were not responsible.
Wounded people receive treatments following attack by gunmen in Afghanistan.
Kunduz, Afghanistan:
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
The raid happened late on Tuesday as dozens of deminers were relaxing at a HALO compound in Baghlan province, around 260 kilometres north of the capital, after a day spent looking for ordnance in the area.