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Unknown gunmen have killed three people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, including two foreigners, police said. Unknown gunmen have killed three people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, including two foreigners, one of them British.
The attack took place in front of the offices of the courier company DHL in the Sher Pur area of the city, where many foreigners live. The attack took place in front of the offices of the courier company DHL in the Sher Pur area of the city, where many foreign nationals live.
One of the foreigners was British. The second is believed to be South African, but this has not been confirmed. The British Embassy said the next of kin of the British man had been informed. The second foreigner is believed to be South African.
It comes days after an aid worker with dual South African and British nationality was shot dead in Kabul. It comes days after the killing of an aid worker with dual nationality.
Taleban militants reportedly said they had killed Gayle Williams, 34, because she was working for a Christian group. Taleban militants reportedly said they had killed Gayle Williams, 34, who had South African and British nationality was shot dead in Kabul, because she was working for a Christian group.
In the wake of Saturday's incident, there was confusion about the nationalities of the dead foreigners.In the wake of Saturday's incident, there was confusion about the nationalities of the dead foreigners.
The threat to aid workersTributes to murdered BritonThe threat to aid workersTributes to murdered Briton
Early reports suggested they had been Germans. Early reports suggested they had been Germans. The South African authorities have yet to confirm that one of their nationals was among those killed.
A DHL spokesman said the company was co-operating with authorities investigating the incident, and no further information could be released "at this time".
Police covered the silver, four-wheel-drive vehicle with plastic sheeting. There was blood on the ground and the windscreen.Police covered the silver, four-wheel-drive vehicle with plastic sheeting. There was blood on the ground and the windscreen.
The BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says that until recently the centre of the capital has been regarded as relatively safe.The BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says that until recently the centre of the capital has been regarded as relatively safe.
But the latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, our correspondent adds.But the latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, our correspondent adds.
There has been an upsurge in fighting between Taleban rebels and Afghan and international forces in many parts of the country over the past year.There has been an upsurge in fighting between Taleban rebels and Afghan and international forces in many parts of the country over the past year.
In August three foreign women were shot dead south of Kabul.In August three foreign women were shot dead south of Kabul.