Norgrove parents in trip to Afghanistan

THE parents of an aid worker who was killed after being taken hostage in Afghanistan have been “inspired” by the work of a charity set up in her name.

John and Lorna Norgrove – whose daughter Linda died during a mission to rescue her in October 2010 – travelled to the country to visit projects funded through the foundation they created in her memory.

The couple, from Lewis, have used money from the Linda Norgrove Foundation to continue the 36-year-old’s work in the war-torn country.

Their trip to Afghanistan was filmed for a BBC documentary broadcast this week to mark the two-year anniversary of their daughter’s death.

They visited a number of aid projects and met her colleagues and friends.

Mrs Norgrove said: “We wanted to meet with Linda’s friends and colleagues and it was important to us to do that.”