Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint

A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint.

Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization that helps Afghans get out of the country, said the little girl named Nafiza was shot and killed while the family was travelling back from a wedding late in the evening of Dec. 10.

The father's aunt was also killed and three others were injured, she said.

Aman Lara is only giving out first names to protect the safety of the remainder of the family.

Removing the girl's name from their evacuation list was one of the most difficult things her group has done while working in the battle-scarred country, Taylor said.