06/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission reacted to the murder, in Eastern Afghanistan, of two national humanitarian staff members of the German NGO, Malteser Hilfsdienstu, firmly condemning the attack. In a press release, Commissioner Poul Nielson expresses his sympathy for the families of the deceased and states his indignation that the humanitarian personnel continued to be deliberately taken as targets, undermining the basic principles of humanitarian law. The two...