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MNA International Desk: ISIL fighters killed at least six Afghan employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who were carrying supplies to areas hit by deadly snow storms, according to government officials. Another two employees were unaccounted for after Wednesday’s attack in the northern Jowzjan province, said ICRC spokesperson Thomas Glass, adding that the group did not know who was responsible for the attack. “Devastated by this news out of #Afghanistan,” Peter Maurer, ICRC president, said on Twitter. “My deepest condolences to the families of those killed – and those still unaccounted for.” ICRC put its activities ...

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