Four killed as gunmen target polio teams in Afghanistan
The Hindu
The increased violence and chaos comes as the U.S. and NATO are completing their military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Gunmen on Tuesday, June 15,2021, targeted members of polio teams in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least four staffers, officials said. No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks in the city of Jalalabad. Along with the four killed, at least three members of the polio vaccination teams were wounded, said Dr. Jan Mohammad, who coordinates the anti-polio drive for the country's east. The increased violence and chaos comes as the from Afghanistan. The estimated 2,500-3,500 U.S. soldiers and 7,000 NATO allied troops are to be gone by Sept. 11 at the latest, though there are projections they may be gone by mid July.
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