'Kabul is supposed to be the safest place in Afghanistan. 'She came back about six months ago as we felt it probably wasn't a good idea to stay on there because we heard the Taliban had been seen coming in,' he said. Gunned down: Gayle Williams, who was shot dead in Kabul, Afghanistan He said she had only recently been pulled out of the southern Kandahar province because it was considered too dangerous to work there.
The aid worker was described by the charity's chairman Mike Lyth as a 'lovely girl' who was passionate about her work, crazy about sport and a lover of life. Miss Williams, from London, had been an unpaid volunteer with the organisation for two-and-a-half years, helping to raise awareness of disabilities in Afghanistan and rehabilitating disabled people in their homes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing, saying its leaders had ordered the murder of Miss Williams because she was spreading the Christian message.īut the British-registered charity she worked for, SERVE Afghanistan, said this was a 'convenient excuse' for a 'completely opportunistic' killing. 'No one could have asked for a more humble daughter with a loving heart.' 'We know her life was blessed and she was a blessing to those around her.
Reports say that two men on a motorcycle shot her and then fled the scene Gayle was murdered shortly before she was due to arrive at the office.
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