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An Afghan official said security forces rescued seven foreigners working for the International Red Cross on Wednesday after a two-hour-long gun battle with insurgents at a guesthouse in Jalalabad.
Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said the three women and four men were safe after police killed an insurgent who had remained holed up inside the compound. He said one of the male aid workers was lightly wounded.
The other of the two assailants had detonated a suicide vest at the buildings gate at the beginning of the attack,killing an Afghan security guard,Sediqi said.
Abdul Hasib Rahimi,Red Cross spokesman,said all foreign staff that were inside the compound are safe. A total of 35 Red Cross staff,including the seven foreigners,work at the facility,he said. We contacted our foreigners,they are safe. We are now contacting Afghan staff, Rahimi said.
