Taliban kill 3 aid workers

American among 3 female victims in Afghan attack KABUL, Afghanistan - Gunmen riddled a humanitarian group's vehicle with bullets yesterday, killing three female aid workers and their Afghan driver, officials said. One of the dead was identified as an American. The bloody ambush in Logar province, southeast of the capital, Kabul, underscored the increasing dangers faced by those engaged in humanitarian and reconstruction work in war-ravaged Afghanistan. It was the worst attack of its kind involving foreigners in several years. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, accused the women of being spies working against the interests of Afghanistan. The three women worked for a U.S.-based organization called the International Rescue Committee, which helps develop programs that provide... [read full story]