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Feeling very somber today. Four women who worked for my NGO were attacked and killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan this morning. A fifth is seriously ill in hospital. I didn’t know any of the women personally but there is a very reflective mood here in my office today. I can’t imagine what their families are feeling. The whole incident is really disgusting. I mean, the women were unarmed. They were there to work with children on education topics. And in return they were murdered - literally riddled with bullets - by a bunch of fucking cowards who are too selfish to care about anything.
There are few things I can think of that are more despicable than targeting aid workers - people who put themselves in grave danger to help people. The international community would agree too. It happens very occasionally but it always makes the news when it does. When you consider that, in this case, the women were in a clearly marked NGO vehicle so it was clear they weren’t military, it just makes the whole thing worse. And it won’t just effect their families…it’ll effect the people who have been relying on our programs. We operate one of the largest aid programs in the country (been there for 20 years) but, needless to say, operations have been suspended until further notice. What a horrible place the world can be sometimes.
Keeping those brave ladies in my thoughts, as well as the innocent Afghans who this will effect.
There are few things I can think of that are more despicable than targeting aid workers - people who put themselves in grave danger to help people. The international community would agree too. It happens very occasionally but it always makes the news when it does. When you consider that, in this case, the women were in a clearly marked NGO vehicle so it was clear they weren’t military, it just makes the whole thing worse. And it won’t just effect their families…it’ll effect the people who have been relying on our programs. We operate one of the largest aid programs in the country (been there for 20 years) but, needless to say, operations have been suspended until further notice. What a horrible place the world can be sometimes.
Keeping those brave ladies in my thoughts, as well as the innocent Afghans who this will effect.