'Aid women killed' in Afghanistan - Breaking News

Aid women killed' in Afghanistan

Three women thought to be international aid workers been shot dead along with their Afghan driver in the south of the capital, Kabul, officials say.

Police say a second Afghan driver was hurt when unidentified gunmen fired on the two cars the group were travelling in through central Lowgar province.

The nationalities of the women are not known yet. It is also not clear who the three may have worked for.

Aid agencies say they are frequently targeted in the Afghan conflict.

An Afghan interior ministry spokesman said all three women were foreigners.

He said he believed they were aid workers, but did not identify their nationality or which organisation they were working for.

The provincial police chief said a vehicle carrying armed men had fired on the group. The bodies have been taken to the governor's compound in the Lowgar capital, Puli Alam.

The BBC's Alastair Leithead, in Kabul, says Lowgar, which borders Kabul, has become increasingly violent recently. The United Nations now classifies the province as a high risk, he adds.