MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A Spanish physiotherapist working for the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan was shot and killed on Monday by a wheelchair-bound patient, in the latest attack on the international charity.

Lorena Enebral Perez, 38, was shot inside the aid group’s rehabilitation centre in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, where she treated disabled children, women and men including amputees, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement. Perez was taken to the Nato military base hospital at Camp Marmal where she died of her wounds.

“Energetic and full of laughter, Lorena was the heart of our office in Mazar. Today, our hearts are broken,” said Monica Zanarelli, the ICRC’s chief in Afghanistan.

“Lorena was a skilled and caring physiotherapist who assisted patients, especially children. The violent fluctuations of life seem particularly cruel today.”

Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2017