A colleague Linda Norgrove, the aid worker killed in an attempted rescue effort by U.S. special forces in Afghanistan, said he was sure rescuers did everything they could to save her.
Amid reports that Mrs Norgrove died as a result of friendly fire DAI vice president Betsy Marcotte, who visited the family of Miss Norgrove on the Isle of Lewis, said no U.S. troops blamed for death of their colleague.
Ms. Marcotte told BBC Radio 4 Today program: "It is clear that bad news, but it changes nothing for me.
"I trust the way he has managed and we were convinced that the British and Americans did everything possible."
After spending the day with family Norgrove, Ms. Marcotte said: "I really feel they are doing very well, considering how hard it is.
"It reminds me once again that emanated strength and presence Linda very quiet and very comfortable in his own being. Indeed, it was something I was always impressed when I was with her."
Ms. Marcotte said RTI was not involved in decision making before the rescue attempt, but did everything possible to help British and U.S. authorities.
She added: "It is very difficult for all of us who did the development work at RTI for 40 years, Afghanistan has been so hard ..
"Linda is not the first person we have lost in Afghanistan ... but I think Linda is a woman and a person who had met many members of staff when he was here in the U.S., which will be felt deeply by so many people, because he touched so many people. "
Miss Norgrove was killed Friday in Kunar province, northern Afghanistan, where U.S. forces tried to free himself from his kidnappers who had held for more than two weeks.
David Cameron, said yesterday that Miss Norgrove, 36, could have been killed by U.S. forces in an operation authorized by the British.
Amid reports that Mrs Norgrove died as a result of friendly fire DAI vice president Betsy Marcotte, who visited the family of Miss Norgrove on the Isle of Lewis, said no U.S. troops blamed for death of their colleague.
Ms. Marcotte told BBC Radio 4 Today program: "It is clear that bad news, but it changes nothing for me.
"I trust the way he has managed and we were convinced that the British and Americans did everything possible."
After spending the day with family Norgrove, Ms. Marcotte said: "I really feel they are doing very well, considering how hard it is.
"It reminds me once again that emanated strength and presence Linda very quiet and very comfortable in his own being. Indeed, it was something I was always impressed when I was with her."
Ms. Marcotte said RTI was not involved in decision making before the rescue attempt, but did everything possible to help British and U.S. authorities.
She added: "It is very difficult for all of us who did the development work at RTI for 40 years, Afghanistan has been so hard ..
"Linda is not the first person we have lost in Afghanistan ... but I think Linda is a woman and a person who had met many members of staff when he was here in the U.S., which will be felt deeply by so many people, because he touched so many people. "
Miss Norgrove was killed Friday in Kunar province, northern Afghanistan, where U.S. forces tried to free himself from his kidnappers who had held for more than two weeks.
David Cameron, said yesterday that Miss Norgrove, 36, could have been killed by U.S. forces in an operation authorized by the British.
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