Gunmen Kill 2 Finnish Aid Workers in Afghanistan

Gunmen in western Afghanistan have shot and killed two Finnish women working for a medical charity in the city of Herat. The women, members of the Christian group known as the International Assistance Mission, were shot by two men on a motorbike as they were riding in a taxi. The gunmen fled and have not been identified. The Herat Provincial Health Department said the victims died while being taken to a hospital. "Two IAM staffers in the Herat regional office were targeted...

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