Gunmen kill at least 10 Afghans working for mine-clearing agency


  • World
  • Wednesday, 09 Jun 2021

A wounded worker from Halo Trust, a de-mining organisation, receives treatment at a hospital in Baghlan province, Afghanistan June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

KABUL (Reuters) -Gunmen shot dead 10 Afghans working for the international demining organisation the Halo Trust in an attack on their camp in the north of the country, Halo said on Wednesday.

Halo did not attribute blame for Tuesday's attack, saying only that an "unknown armed group" carried it out. Afghan officials blamed it on Taliban insurgents.

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