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Paul McCann of the Halo Trust said: “The group entered the camp and opened fire.
Wounded people being treated after an attack on Halo Trust charity workers in Afghanistan - which some believe the Taliban is responsible for (Getty Images) We strongly condemn the attack on our staff, who were carrying out humanitarian work to save lives.”
What happened and were the Taliban involved?
There are varying reports about what happened.
The Halo Trust says around 110 men from local communities in northern Afghanistan were in the camp, having finished their work clearing nearby minefields for the day.
The charity’s CEO told the BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme that the attackers went “bed to bed” shooting the workers “in cold blood”.
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