NANGARHAR: A senior United Nations official on Tuesday condemned the killing of five health workers and the wounding of four others carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province.

The UN Resident and Humanitarian coordinator in the country, Ramiz Alakbarov, said that he was "appalled by the brutality of these killings," adding that "the senseless violence must stop," urging Afghan authorities to bring those responsible to justice.

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