British Surgeon, Karen Woo, Shot Dead in Afghanistan Ambush
The New York Times and Telegraph UK report that 36 year-old British surgeon, Karen Woo, is one of 10 killed by the Taliban in an ambush Thursday in Afghanistan.
Officials confirmed today that Dr. Woo was part of a foreign medical team hiking into one of the toughest parts of the country to provide services before being shot to death on Thursday in a remote corner of the Hindu Kush in northern Afghanistan.
The International Assistance Mission (IAM) team consisted of doctors, nurses, and technicians, including six Americans and three women.
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