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British Aid Worker Shot Dead in Afghanistan

HeadlineOct 20, 2008

In Afghanistan, a British aid worker was shot dead earlier today as she walked to work in Kabul. Gayle Williams worked with the organization SERVE Afghanistan, a British-based Christian aid organization that focuses on community development and education and vocational training for people with disabilities. At least thirty aid workers have been killed in Afghanistan this year. Another ninety-two have been abducted.

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