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Gunmen Kills HALO Trust Mine Clearing Workers In Afghanistan

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Published June 9, 2021 at 11:52 AM CDT

Gunmen killed 10 people and wounded 14 others in Afganistan, according to an Afghan interior ministry official.

The victims were mine-clearing charity workers as part of the HALO Trust de-mining organization.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with HALO Trust CEO James Cowan.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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