| 2010 Badakhshan killings | |
|---|---|
 Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan | |
| Location | Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | 6 August 2010 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 10 |
On 5 August 2010, ten members of International Assistance Mission (IAM) Nuristan Eye Camp team were killed in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan.[1][2] The team was attacked as it was returning from Nuristan to Kabul. One team member was spared while the rest of the team were killed immediately. Those killed were six Americans, two Afghans, one Briton and one German.[3]
The identity of the attackers is unknown. When news of the killings broke, both Hizb-e Islami and the Taliban initially claimed responsibility for the attack,[2] accusing the doctors of proselytism and spying.[4][5][6] These claims were later refuted by Taliban leaders in Nuristan and Badakhshan, who stated that they had confirmed the dead were bona-fide aid workers, condemned the killings as murder, and offered their condolences to the families of those killed.[7]
The attack was the deadliest strike against foreign aid workers in the Afghanistan war.[8][9][10][11][12] The killings underscored the suspicion Christian-affiliated groups face from some Afghans and government opponents and the wider risks faced by aid workers in the country.[13]
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- ^ a b Nordland, Rod (7 August 2010). "10 Medical Aid Workers Are Found Slain in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Gannon, Kathy (7 August 2010). "Afghan medical mission ends in death for 10". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Killing of British doctor in Afghanistan 'a cowardly act' says William Hague". The Daily Telegraph. London. 8 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Foreign medical workers among 10 killed in Afghanistan". BBC News. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Eight foreign medical workers killed in Afghanistan". Reuters. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ The Afghanistan Analysts Network: Ten Dead in Badakhshan 6: Local Taliban Say it was Murder Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Motlagh, Jason (9 August 2010). "Will Aid Workers' Killings End Civilian Surge?". TIME. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Partlow, Joshua (8 August 2010). "Taliban kills 10 medical aid workers in northern Afghanistan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ King, Laura (7 August 2010). "6 Americans among 10 charity workers killed in Taliban ambush". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Jonsson, Patrik (7 August 2010). "International Assistance Mission slayings: part of Taliban war strategy". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ The Christian Science Monitor. "Afghanistan war: Deadly ambush of medical mission roils one of safest provinces". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ The Christian Science Monitor. "Afghanistan aid workers' deaths highlights delicate position of Christian-affiliated groups". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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