6 Red Cross workers killed in Afghanistan

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Six workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were killed in northern Afghanistan Wednesday. This was confirmed via a tweet by ICRC account saying,

'"Shocked and devastated. We confirm that 6 ICRC staff were killed and 2 are missing in Jawzjan province, #Afghanistan.

Sources say "Unknown gunmen" killed the workers and took two others hostage in Qoshtapa district of Jawzjan provincee.