Cordelier was released on april 28, 2007, damfreville was released on may 11, 2007 and the three aid workers were released on may 21, 2007. News gunmen abduct red cross workers in herat, afghanistan. The deaths of a minesweeper and a red cross employee last week are a sign that afghanistan has become more dangerous for aid workers. Kerry jane wilson has been released and is safe and well, the australian government said. Kabul, afghanistan january 14 six people, including at least one aid worker from the usa named thor hesla, was killed in an attack on the serena hotel. Aid women killed in afghanistan aid agencies say attacks on their workers in afghanistan are increasing. On august 6, 2010, six american medical aid workers were among. Perhaps the most notorious case of 2007 was the abduction of 23 christian aid workers from south korea who attempted to travel from kabul to kandahar by. Kidnapped australian aid worker set free in afghanistan. Last year aid workers were abducted, up from 45 in 2007, the aid worker security database, which records attacks on aid workers shows. Taliban target aid groups, in an ominous turn in afghanistan the.
The unnamed woman was working for a swedish group, operation mercy, in the capital kabul, when gunmen attacked the guesthouse she was staying in. However, attacks on humanitarian workers have occasionally occurred, and became more frequent since the 1990s and 2000s. Civilians have borne the brunt of the most recent conflict in afghanistan, which. Cnna german woman was shot and killed and her afghan guard beheaded when attackers targeted a guest house for aid workers saturday night in kabul, afghanistan, according to afghan interior ministry acting spokesman najib danish. The aid worker security database team welcomes your feedback. Military families face these stresses, too, but differently. The aid workers were abducted by a group of armed men during a visit to relief project sites in badakhshan, medair said. Fragmentation among militant groups, responsible for the majority of killings. The abduction on saturday of a female us aid worker in one of afghanistans most dangerous cities may signal increased risk for foreign aid workers. The two, identified as an italian man and a german man, worked for welthungerhilfe, an international aid group based in bonn. Through april, five aid workers had been killed, 12 injured and 18 abducted this year in afghanistan, according to the united nations. The doctor, who was working for a charity, was travelling with three afghan men in a twovehicle convoy when they were ambushed yesterday. The story of our captivity and freedom in afghanistan is the 2003 memoir of christian aid workers dayna curry and heather mercer.
Johan freckhaus, a businessman, was abducted in the gailan district of ghazni province on may 29, 2008. The two aid workers were working with bangladesh rural advancement committee brac and were abducted as they were going from the restive kunduz to baghlan province. British and us special forces rescue kidnapped aid workers in. An american aid worker and her afghan driver who were kidnapped in afghanistan a month ago are feared dead, according to their aid group.
An aid worker writes from afghanistan the new york times. The british aid worker linda norgrove was killed during a. Kandahar, afghanistan january 26 an aid worker and her afghan driver were kidnapped in kandahar and are presumed dead. It goes without saying that family, friends, and colleagues cringe when they hear those first words about aid workers being abducted or killed in a place like afghanistan. Through april, five aid workers had been killed, 12 injured and 18 abducted this year in afghanistan, according to the united nations humanitarian coordinator, toby lanzer. An afghan bystander was killed on monday when he tried to intervene as gunmen abducted a french aid worker on a residential street in kabul. She, along with seven other western missionaries and their sixteen afghan coworkers.
Five afghan aid workers, who were abducted by the taliban in southern uruzgan province forty days ago, have been found dead, a provincial spokesperson said on saturday. A finnish woman also staying at the guest house was abducted, danish said. An australian aid worker has been abducted at gunpoint in afghanistan after spending a night out with friends, local media reports. Finlands foreign ministry says a finnish aid worker who was kidnapped in afghanistan in may has been released. By anand gopal correspondent of the christian science monitor kabul, afghanistan taliban gunmen killed a foreign christian aid worker in kabul on monday, sending a warning against proselytizing in.
International committee of the red cross have been abducted by an. Australian woman abducted at gunpoint in kabul afghanistan. Kidnapped japanese aid worker found dead in afghanistan. A finnish national was abducted from the scene during the attack, which happened at around 1 pm local time on saturday evening. The search continues for a british aid worker and her three afghan colleagues, kidnapped by armed men in afghanistan. Aid worker killed, another abducted in kabul attack cw39. Red cross to scale back in afghanistan in the wake of september attack.
Eric damfreville and celine cordelier, workers for terre denfance, were kidnapped with three afghan aid workers by the taliban on april 3, 2007 in nimruz. The aid workers all employees of switzerlandbased aid group medair were making their way on horseback to the remote, mountainous province of badakhshan, in. Bbc news south asia aid women killed in afghanistan. Six of their colleagues died in the attack in which.
Kidnapped indian aid worker rescued in afghanistan the. Corpses of afghan workers for save the children discovered weeks after they were abducted by gunmen in the volatile south of afghanistan. No clues on indian aid workers abduction in afghanistan. Kidnapping has been a risk for foreigners working in afghanistan for many years. A japanese aid worker has been found dead near the remote eastern afghanistan area where he was kidnapped a day earlier, afghan officials said. Kidnapping and hostage taking has become a common occurrence in afghanistan following. Kidnappings of americans have been rare, and some kandahar residents say the abduction of cyd mizell and her afghan driver at. Australian aid worker abducted in afghanistan freed after. The bulletridden bodies of five aid workers have been found, weeks after they were abducted by armed gunmen in the south of afghanistan. Kabul, afghanistan four aid workers, including two women, who were. Taliban target aid groups, in an ominous turn in afghanistan. Heather marie mercer born 1976 is an american who was one of 24 aid workers arrested in august 2001 by the taliban in afghanistan in connection with their work with the germanybased christian aid organization shelter now international. We also welcome input on how the website can be made more useful.
The bodies of five afghan aid workers are found 39 days after their abduction by the taliban in the central province of uruzgan, officials say. The group of afghan workers for save the children was. Media reports identified the woman as 60yearold katherine jane wilson, also known as kerry. Five members of the international committee of the red cross have been abducted by an armed group in the western heart province of. Aid workers in afghanistan are rescued from remote cave the. A finnish aid worker kidnapped in afghanistan in may has been freed, finlands foreign ministry says. Abducted finnish aid worker freed in afghanistan bbc news. News kidnapped australian aid worker set free in afghanistan. The ministry said on september 14 that the woman was working for a.
Five aid workers, including two western women doctors, have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in northeastern afghanistan, police and the provincial governors office said today. Police officials said friday that they were searching for two european aid workers who were kidnapped the day before in central pakistan. The briton was seized at gunpoint along with three fellow workers, thought to be afghans, as they were travelling in a convoy to visit an aid. Gunmen abduct red cross workers in herat, afghanistan. A german woman was shot and killed and her afghan guard beheaded when attackers targeted a guest house for aid workers saturday night in kabul, afghanistan, according to. Female australian aid worker kidnapped by armed men in. The group was providing aid in regions affected by the devastating 2010 floods. Aid workers abducted in afghanistan the irish times. Another two employees were unaccounted for and feared abducted after wednesdays attack in jowzjan. Gunmen abducted a german female aid worker in kabul in broad daylight monday, officials said, highlighting the growing risk to humanitarian workers in warbattered afghanistan. A german aid worker and an afghan guard have been killed in an attack on a guest house in kabul. Christina meier, an aid worker for ora international, was kidnapped in kabul on august 18, 2007, and appeared on a video the next day calling for. Since the kidnapping, the charity kept a lid on publicity which it felt. Mourners carry the coffin of one of six afghan employees of the red cross killed in.
Afghanistans taliban is back, vowing war against aid workers the taliban, the muslim extremists who once controlled afghanistan until ejected by. Aid worker killed, another abducted in kabul attack cnn. I am deeply concerned that aid workers are being targeted, with 93 of our colleagues abducted since the beginning of this year, said stephen obrien, the u. Humanitarian casualties are on the rise again after years of decline in afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places for aid workers. Red cross to scale back in afghanistan in the wake of. British aid worker kidnapped in afghanistan telegraph. A flawless operation by nato special forces led by the sas freed a british aid worker and her three colleagues from the clutches of taliban. The abduction comes nearly 10 days after the attack on the indian consulate in herat. Ann patchett on why we need lifechanging books right now. Female australian aid worker snatched by armed men in afghanistan in early morning abduction.
Two aid workers from bangladesh were reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen while they were travelling in northern afghanistan on thursday, it has been reported. Armed fighters explain their motivations behind aid worker attacks. Four aid workers who were abducted may 22 were freed early saturday in a. Perez was also the 15th aid worker killed this year in afghanistan, the worlds secondmost dangerous country for humanitarians, surpassed only by south sudan. The aid workers working for a foreignbased aid group were making their way from central faizabad city and were abducted yesterday in yaftale bala district, said abdul marouf rasikh, a spokesman. Aid workers killed and kidnapped in afghanistan youtube. Kandahar four afghan employees of a french development agency who had been. British aid worker kidnapped in afghanistan rescued by. A german colleague and an afghan guard were killed in the attack. Aid workers, particularly those working for nongovernment organisations, have repeatedly come under fire since the usled invasion to topple the hardline taliban regime in late 2001. Highrisk countries included afghanistan, the democratic.
Goats and soda the group has operated in the country for 30 years. Lack of prosecution fuelling big business in aid worker. Kidnapped american aid worker feared dead in afghanistan. Kidnapped indian aid worker rescued in afghanistan.
Kabul, afghanistan a german woman was shot and killed and her afghan guard beheaded when attackers targeted a guest house for aid workers saturday night in. The bulletriddled bodies of five aid workers have been found, weeks after they were abducted by armed gunmen in the volatile south of afghanistan. Four kidnapped aid workers freed in afghanistan bbc news. Death toll for american afghan aid workers nears 300, new. Dost mohammad nayab said the dead bodies of the workers from save the children group were found in the provinces chanarto district. An australian aid worker has been abducted in the city of jalalabad in afghanistans east. Taliban want to swap kidnapped british aid worker for pakistani. Isis kills at least six red cross aid workers in afghanistan. Attack on aid workers reflects rising danger in afghanistan. Kabul, afghanistan a taliban attack on two aid organizations last week, the deadliest episode in a recent surge of violence against humanitarian workers in afghanistan, is a signal to many. Acbar said 40 aid workers have been abducted so far this year. Ap the indian aid worker, who was abducted from herat in afghanistan by unidentified gunmen, remained in captivity for the second day on tuesday with local authorities yet to get any conclusive clues in the case.