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Abduction of health workers on the rise in Afghanistan

Rights watchdogs accuse insurgent groups of widespread and systematic attacks on civilian people Ahmad/IRIN
    KABUL

    Unidentified armed men have abducted at least 10 health workers in the western province of Farah and the southern province of Zabul over the past two months, provincial officials told IRIN.



    Two physicians were kidnapped on 26 February in the Mizan district of Zabul while several vaccinators and local healthcare personnel have been abducted in Farah since early January. Increased attacks on aid workers have diminished humanitarian access and have denied essential services to many vulnerable people, aid agencies say.



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