Karzai condemns aid workers’ killing

KABUL, calling it the handiwork of those out to destabilise the country.

Suspected Taliban Kot district of Faryab province, which borders Turkmenistan.

The men were dragged from their car before being gunned down six kilometers from Maimana, the provincial capital, on their way to Almar district, police said.

A statement released from the Presidential Palace quoted President Karzai as strongly condemning the attack on the ACTED workers.

“Those who have been opposed to the country’s reconstruction, peace and development have been behind such killings,” Karzai said in the statement.

Meanwhile, Faryab Governor Mohammudullah Batash told Pajhwok Afghan News it was a terrorist attack and the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

The Paris-headquartered relief agency has been active in Faryab on projects in areas of reconstruction, agriculture and vocational training.

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