Afghan policeman kills six US soldiers

Afghan policeman kills six US soldiers

A "rogue" Afghan policeman turned his gun on his Nato mentors today killing six US soldiers in the worst such attack this year.

The incident, which constitutes the worst day for Nato casualties since October, is the latest example of Afghan policemen and soldiers turning on their foreign military partners, a tactic that the Taliban has claimed credit for.

It will once again raise questions about the policy of seeking to expand Afghan forces as rapidly as possible in preparation for the end of 2014 when Nato's combat mission in the country is supposed to come to an end.

Officials in Afghanistan were unable today to say whether insurgents were responsible for the attack during a training exercise in the eastern province of Nangahar. The Taliban did not make any immediate attempt to claim credit. The gunman himself was killed in the incident.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/afghan-policeman-kills-us-troops

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