Female polio vaccination health workers shot dead in Afghanistan - GulfToday

Female polio vaccination health workers shot dead in Afghanistan

  • 30 Mar 2021
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Health workers go door to door during a polio vaccination campaign in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. File/AP

Gunmen killed three female polio vaccination health workers in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, two government sources said.

It was not immediately clear who carried out the two separate shootings, a provincial government official said. A central government source confirmed the shootings.

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Three female journalists were killed in Jalalabad this month, an attack claimed by Islamic State. The government blames most targeted killings on the Taliban, who deny involvement.

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