Gunmen in southern Afghanistan shot dead at least five female airport workers who had previously received death threats from people who disapproved of their careers, officials said.
Their driver was also killed in the attack on Saturday morning.
The women were in a van driving to the airport in the southern Kandahar province when at least three gunmen on motorcycles opened fire at them, provincial spokesman Samim Kheplwak told AFP news agency.
"All the women and their driver aboard the van were killed. The attackers fled the area and we have launched an investigation," he said.
