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    Aid Workers Killed in Afghanistan

    The International Assistance Mission has identified the ten workers massacred last week in northern Afghanistan, calling two of them "irreplaceable."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The International Assistance Mission has identified the ten workers massacred last week in northern Afghanistan, calling two of them "irreplaceable." Meantime, it's reported that their driver is being held by Afghan authorities. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for ambushing the humanitarians with decades of experience in Afghanistan, saying the group was not just supplying medical aid but spying and preaching Christianity.

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