HERAT: President Hamid Karzai has condemned the killing of 12 Afghan civilians including five aid workers in two separate attacks as he concluded talks in Pakistan aimed at fostering peace.

The New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) confirmed on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) that five Afghan staff members, all men in their 20s, were taken hostage on Sunday and killed by their captors the following day.

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