The Taliban, still the deadliest insurrectionist element in Afghanistan, has quickly denied involvement in the attack.

Head of the Red Cross delegation in Afghanistan Monica Zanarelli  calls it  a despicable act, adding  nothing can justify the murder of her colleagues and dear friends.

The Red Cross has a 30-year history of helping war victims in Afghanistan, providing crucial medical aid to areas near the battlefield, among other things. The insurgency also relies on Red Cross volunteers to retrieve the bodies of its dead in large parts of the country and to help families of its detainees communicate with them in prison.

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