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Afghanistan Attacks Kill 2 Foreign Women, 6 Civilians

Afghanistan Attacks Kill 2 Foreign Women, 6 Civilians
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Two foreign female aid workers were shot dead by unknown gunmen while traveling in a taxi in the western Afghan city of Herat on Thursday, officials said.

Afghanistan Attacks Kill 2 Foreign Women, 6 Civilians"This morning at around 11:30am gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at two foreigners riding in a taxi and killed them," Sayed Fazullah Wahidy, governor of Herat province said.
Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi confirmed the attack and said the perpetrators had escaped.

"One person was detained at the scene but the two gunmen escaped and the police are searching the area," he said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but criminal gangs as well as Taliban are active in Herat.

Meanwhile, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed motorcycle in northern Afghanistan Thursday, killing six civilians and wounding more than 20 in a crowded market as shoppers bought supplies for the upcoming festival of Eid-al-Fitr, officials said.

The attack in Takhar province came as Afghanistan is conducting an audit of its presidential vote aimed at ending an impasse that has threatened to plunge the country into a crisis as foreign troops prepare to withdraw by the end of the year.
"Today morning a suicide bomber detonated his explosive packed motorcycle in Khwaja Ghar district central of Takhar province," Sunatullah Taimor, the provincial governor's spokesman said.

Taimor added that the bomb had been intended for a police pick-up truck but missed its target.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team