Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organization in northern Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of the Interior said yesterday, blaming the Taliban for the latest attack to rock the violence-wracked country.
The raid happened on Tuesday evening as dozens of deminers were relaxing in the HALO compound in Baghlan Province, after a day spent looking for ordnance in nearby fields.
Baghlan has seen fierce fighting in the past few months, with near-daily battles between the Taliban and government forces in several districts.
“The Taliban entered a compound of a mine-clearing agency . and started shooting everyone,”
Dix démineurs ont été tués par des talibans
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Dix démineurs tués lors d une attaque dans le nord de l Afghanistan
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