THE TELEGRAPH: The Taliban have shot dead a British aid worker in Afghanistan because she was "preaching Christianity."
Gayle Williams, who had been in the troubled country for three years, was killed by two gunmen on a motorcycle as she walked to work in the capital of Kabul.
She recently moved from Kandahar back to Kabul because it was seen as safer.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting, which took place at 8am local time.
Afghan interior ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said Miss Williams had been shot in the body and leg with a pistol.
"Two armed men sitting on a motorbike shot her dead," he said. "Some bullets hit her body and some hit her leg and when police got there she was dead."
Her body was taken to a nearby hospital.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a British national was shot dead in Kabul. Next of kin have been informed."
Mr Bashary said it was not known who was responsible, but Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, insisted his militia had carried out the killing.
"We killed her because she was working for an organisation which was preaching Christianity," he said. >>> By Caroline Gammell | October 20. 2008
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