MSF halts Afghan operations after staff killed (After two decades there)

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL137509.htm

KABUL, June 3 (Reuters) - A day after the killing of three of its foreign and two local staff in Afghanistan, a Western aid agency said on Thursday it would suspend all activities in the country.

The killing of the Medecins Sans Frontieres personnel in the northwestern province of Badghis on Wednesday was the worst attack on the aid community in Afghanistan since U.S.-led troops overthrew the Taliban in late 2001.

"For the time being, our activities will be suspended nationwide," MSF said in a statement. "In coming weeks, we will analyse this event in depth, but for the moment, our priority is to take care of those most affected by this tragedy."

MSF is a private, medical and humanitarian organisation funded mainly through donations from private individuals. It has been operating in Afghanistan for more than two decades.

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[LittleApple81]

1. I am struck by how violent the situation in Afghanistan is. My daughter

has been thinking of joining Medecins Sans Frotieres... I admire her desire but I would feel so apprehensive 24 hours a day...

[Lisa]

2. they mentioned the relief operations in their newsletter ...

I was on their mailing list after making a donation last year.

http://www.msf.org/


Here's a photo of the Belgian staffer (Hélène de Beir).