Armed robbers in northern Afghanistan shot and killed a local United Nations worker then buried his body in his own courtyard, authorities said Wednesday. Police dug out the body of the UN World Food Program worker on Wednesday, two days after he was murdered, Deputy Governor Sayed Ahmad Sayed of Faryab province told AFP. "A UN worker was killed on Monday - we found his body buried in his courtyard," he said.

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