Jihadist gratitude, and another victory for hearts-and-minds initiatives. "Saviour of 2,000 Afghans who saved a baby's life executed by the Taliban," by Rebecca Evans in the [1] Daily Mail, December 15 (thanks to Wimpy):

A British doctor shot dead by the Taliban was part of a humanitarian mission that had helped 2,000 Afghans, an inquest heard yesterday.

Dr Karen Woo was executed alongside nine other aid workers after they tried to cross a mountain river in August last year.

The 36-year-old, who was due to get married a fortnight later, suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries from two gunshot wounds in the attack.

Shortly before her death she had helped to save the life of a baby boy who was struggling to breathe.

Her team had been halfway through a 120-mile, three-week expedition in the northern Nuristan Province when they were ambushed....