• Gayle Williams, a charity worker for the Christian organization Serve Afghanistan, was killed by Taliban militants in Kabul, allegedly in retaliation for "spreading Christianity." The chairman of the charity denied allegations of proselytism and stressed that the institution doesn't preach Christianity.Times Online: British female aid worker shot... (October 20, 2008)

    Williams was shot seven times on her way to work by two men on a motorcycle. She is the fifth foreign aid worker to be attacked this year in Afghanistan. International Rescue Committee, another charity group, ceased its activities after three of its international volunteers were killed in August.BBC News: UK charity worker killed in Kabul (October 20, 2008)

    1. Date of assassination: October 20, 2008Times Online: British female aid worker shot... (October 20, 2008)
    2. Age: 34 years oldTimes Online: British female aid worker shot... (October 20, 2008)
    3. Was a citizen of the United Kingdom and South AfricaTimes Online: British female aid worker shot... (October 20, 2008)
    4. Serve Afghanistan employs volunteersTimes Online: British female aid worker shot... (October 20, 2008)
    5. 146 incidents involving foreign aid workers had occurred in 2008 as of OctoberTimes Online: British female aid worker shot... (October 20, 2008)