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Afghan Policeman Kills Five British Soldiers

An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five before fleeing, British and Afghan authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible... Full Article at NPR

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    One of the casualties is taken from a helicopter after the attack in Helmand

    The killings were sudden and savage. There was no escape from the raking bursts of machine-gun fire for the soldiers hemmed in by the walls of the police check-point. Full Article at The Independent

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    Soldiers’ killer fired from roof ‘after argument’
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    Relaxing after their patrol, with their armour and helmets off, the troops were drinking tea only a few metres from their killer, a man they had been risking their lives to train. Full Article at Times Online

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    Hail of fire raises a chilling question: who is the enemy in Afghanistan?
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    The British soldiers unstrapped their equipment as they passed through the mud walls of the police compound, having only recently returned from patrolling the Helmand countryside with the men they were mentoring in the Afghan police. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

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    MoD names five British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan
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    A casualty arriving at a hospital in Helmand Province, Afghanistan Photo: PA The soldiers were killed by the British-trained Afghanistan National Police officer who "went rogue" and attacked them inside a military compound in the Nad-e'Ali district... Full Article at The Telegraph

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  2. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 23: An Afghan widow and her children wait for a wheelbarrow to carry their goods from a CARE food distribution aimed at widows November 23, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  3. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 22: Members of the medical team from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital bring a wounded American soldier from a helicopter to the trauma unit at Sunday Olawande Memorial Hospital on forward operating base Salerno November 22, 2009 in Khost, Afghanistan.
  4. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: A soldier from Task Force Viper performs post-flight procedures on a Blackhawk helicopter at the forward operating base (FOB) Camp Salerno November 21, 2009 near Khost, Afghanistan.
  5. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: Afghan military and police stand guard at the scene of a rocket attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul that injured four people November 21, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  6. WOOTTON BASSETT, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Friends and family including the Queen's senior footman, Fraser Marlton-Thomas and brother of Corporal Loren Marlton-Thomas (R) react as the hearse carrying his coffin passes mourners lining the High Street on November 20, 2009 in Wootton Bassett, England.
  7. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 20: Afghan actress Trena Amiri, 22, poses during the filming of the soap opera 'Love and Old Age' November 20, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Trena has been acting for two years and gets paid from $50 up to $300 depending on whether it's a TV show or movie production.
  8. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks as British Foreign Secretary David Miliband listens during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul on November 20, 2009.
  9. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference as U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stands nearby, at the U.S. embassy on November 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  10. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 18: Actor Ralf Moeller is pictured during a short press conference at Bendlerblock on November 18, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

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