An Overnight Attack On Mine Clearance Workers In Afghanistan Leaves 10 Dead
The attack targeted workers clearing landmines with the HALO Trust charity. The militant Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Afghanistan is one of the world's most heavily mined countries.
KABUL, Afghanistan â Armed men opened fire late Tuesday on dozens of deminers who worked for a British charity, killing 10 men and injuring 16 others. The incident occurred in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, according to the HALO Trust charity and the Afghan interior ministry.
A video shared by site showed men bringing in the wounded to a hospital in the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri.
