Linda Norgrove was kidnapped along with two Afghan driver and a security guard September 26. New: Agency is leader on the NewsThe "devastated" occurred kidnapping, last month in Eastern AfghanistanThe identified the victim as Linda Norgrove Ministry of Foreign Affairs A British aid of worker hostages in the eastern Afghanistan last month was killed since the end of their captors during a rescue on Friday evening, officials said.
The woman was Linda Norgrove, identified as for DAI--an agency, the different services worked for developing countries bereitstellt.Norgrove who was 36 years, spent much of her career, managing projects for farmers and farm workers.
James Boomgard, DAI President and Chief Executive Officer, the news called "devastating" and said his operation "is beyond sad words by the death of a beautiful woman whose sole purpose of which was to do good in Afghanistan.".
"Linda Afghanistan loved and cared for his people deep, and its development mission was deeply committed.""She was an inspiration for many of us here at DAI and you will be deeply missed."
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a written statement that his troops information about get where you held and "decided that, given the risk you face was your best chance to secure release was to be this information"
"Is responsible for this tragic result square with the Geiselnehmer.Von the moment you took, was their lives under serious Bedrohung.gegeben, who gave her and you in danger was we judge Linda's best chance was attempting to save."
Held Norgrove of two Taliban commanders, Mullah Basir and Mullah Keftan, who were killed in the RAID an Afghan intelligence official said.
Afghan officials said last month that the British woman, two Afghan driver and a security guard after Exchange of shots September 26 in the district Chawkay of Eastern Kunar province had kidnapped.
Abdul Marjan a local provincial officials told nobility, held four in a "very remote area" and the Afghan and international forces have been after you suchen.Er said, were healthy and is located in the Dewcar Valley.
Provincial officials a Council of elders, religious scholars and provincial Council members with the abductors negotiate district created had, he said.
The three Afghans who had kidnapped with Norgrove, according to an other Afghan intelligence official and a local government official days been released.
Hague expressed his gratitude to NATO allies and the Afghan national army "could do for all the safe release of the woman."
"Never justified hostage-taking and the United Kingdom makes no concessions to Geiselnehmer.Aber whenever British citizens, we and our allies will do everything in our power to liberate, kidnapped", he said.
DAI, Norgrove said in projects around the world including Afghanistan, Laos, Mexico, Uganda and Peru, worked and was involved in projects for the United Nations.
Joined January DAI and became a senior manager on a program to create jobs, improve the local economy and help local leaders who "Dependency on opium economy, to reduce" the group said in a statement.
The ISAF Commander General David H. Petraeus, passed his condolences.
"" Afghanistan and coalition forces did everything in their power to save Linda ", said Petraeus."Linda was a courageous person with a passion to improve the lives of people in Afghanistan unfortunately lost your life in their Dienst.Unsere thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time."
Last year British troops liberated New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell of Taliban captivity in a RAID, but his interpreter, Sultan Munadi, died in the Rettungsmaßnahmen.Eine British command was also killed, as were a woman and child.
Security forces in Afghanistan this week included a Taliban leader was in the kidnapping, the NATO international security assistance force said "directly involved".CNN's Ivan Watson and Joe Sterling on this report contributed
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