Abductions in Afghanistan unpleasant to vulnarable people who need help
March 2nd, 2009
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In Brief: Abduction of health workers on the rise in Afghanistan
 Photo: Ahmad/IRIN  |
| Health workers are at risk of abduction by insurgents or criminal gangs in many parts of Afghanistan |
KABUL, - Unidentified armed men have abducted at least 10 health workers in the western province of Farah and the southern province of Zabul over the past two months, provincial officials told IRIN.
Two physicians were kidnapped on 26 February in the Mizan district of Zabul while several vaccinators and local healthcare personnel have been abducted in Farah since early January. Increased attacks on aid workers have diminished humanitarian access and have denied essential services to many vulnerable people, aid agencies say.
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