Six Afghan Red Cross workers 'killed by IS'

Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.

Two other Red Cross workers were missing in the incident in the volatile province of Jowzjan, the international charity said.

The Red Cross convoy, comprising three drivers and five field officers, came under attack while they were carrying relief supplies to a restive area badly affected in recent days by heavy snowfall.