Two of the victims were Canadian citizens.

Militants brandishing assault rifles ambushed a -based relief organization’s vehicle south of Wednesday, killing three Western aid workers and their Afghan driver and leaving their white SUV riddled with hundreds of bullets, officials said.

The three women killed in province worked for the , said , a spokeswoman for the group.

One was Canadian, another was a dual British-Canadian citizen and the third was a dual American-Trinidadian citizen, the IRC said.

The women were in working in volunteer programs that focused on children’s education, according to agency spokeswoman Melissa Winkler.

And of course, we all know the ’s stance on the education of children, some of whom might even be female: haram! Killkillkill!

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