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KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- British aid group Oxfam says it is temporarily suspending its work in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan after a bombing that killed three people.
Two of the victims were members of the group's Afghan staff and the third a local volunteer, Oxfam said. Two people, a volunteer and staff member, were hurt in the roadside bombing Monday.
"They were deeply committed to improving the lives of other Afghans and our thoughts are with their families at this time," Oxfam said in a statement.
Badakhshan in northern Afghanistan has only recently been hit by the violence that has overwhelmed other areas. In August, 10 medical volunteers were killed in a part of the province that borders more violent areas.
The Oxfam bombing was near the border with Tajikistan, The Guardian reported. That area, while home to drug-trafficking networks, had been thought to be free of political violence.
Oxfam said it has no plans to pull out of Afghanistan. But it said operations in Badakhshan have been suspended pending a review of its security measures there.
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