Gunmen kidnapped an Iranian diplomat after killing his guard Thursday in Peshawar, a day after an American aid worker was shot dead in the same city in volatile northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
A spate of attacks on foreigners has underscored the deteriorating conditions in a region used by al-Qaida and Taliban militants as a staging ground for assaults on U.S. and NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
Neither U.S. missile strikes on insurgent targets nor aid efforts in the region appear to have had much impact on stemming the violence.
The Iranian diplomat was driving over a narrow bridge when two armed men blocked his way with their …
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