in an attack on the Serena Hotel. Kandahar, Afghanistan – January 26 – An aid worker and her Afghan driver were kidnapped in Kandahar and are presumed dead. Kismayo, Somalia – January 28 – A surgeon, a logistician and a driver working for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) were killed when their convoy was attacked between the hospital and their base . Chad - May 1, 2008 - The country director of Save the Children UK is shot dead when his car was attacked near Hadjer Hadid in eastern Chad . Colombo, Sri Lanka – May 16 – A Batticaloa-based employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council is abducted while visiting the capital and disappears, presumed dead. Arusha, Tanzania – June 30 – An Australian working with the Australian not-for-profit organisation foodwatershelter was killed during a robbery. Logar Province, Afghanistan – August 13 – Three female International Rescue Committee (IRC) workers and their local driver were killed in an ambush as they drove back to Kabul. One was an American named Nicole Dial.http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,84420.html Somali Region, Ethiopia - September 22, 2008 - A nurse and a doctor working for Medecins du Monde are kidnapped in Fadhigaradle village and taken across the border to Somalia. They are released 4 months later . Merka, Somalia – October 17 – A senior programme assistant for the World Food Programme (WFP) was shot and killed as he left a mosque. Kabul, Afghanistan – October 20 – An aid worker with SERVE Afghanistan was killed as she walked to work. Gurilel, Somalia – October 25 – A local worker with the aid agency Iida was killed as she returned from work. 2009 Several aid workers were kidnapped while in northern Yemen. Two Chechen aid workers were kidnapped and murdered in Chechnya. Bakool, Somalia - April 19, 2009 - Two MSF doctors are kidnapped and released 9 days later . An Irish charity worker was killed during a mugging in Zanzibar. Chad - August 4, 2009 - A logistician working for MSF and his Chadian assistant were kidnapped in Ade. The Chadian was freed soon afterwards while the logistician was released only a month later . Pakistan – 5 October 2009 3 United Nations staff killed in a suicide bombing attack against the office of the World Food Programme in the capital city Islamabad. West Darfur, Sudan - October 22, 2009 - A French ICRC delegate is kidnapped and