Saturday, May 12, 2012

Two More NATO Soldiers Murdered By Men In Afghan Police Uniforms

A U.S. Army paratrooper waits for helicopters to arrive on Forward Operating Base Arian for an air assault mission in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Gunmen in Afghan Police Uniforms Kill 2 NATO Soldiers -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — A day after an assailant wearing an Afghan Army uniform killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan, two insurgents dressed in Afghan police uniforms on Saturday shot and killed two coalition soldiers in the south of the country, NATO said.

NATO did not confirm the nationality of those killed. But a spokesman for the governor of Helmand Province said that the attack took place in the Gereshk district of Helmand Province, and that those attacked were British soldiers. The spokesman, Dawoud Ahmadi, said two attackers in national Afghan police uniforms opened fire on NATO troops on a highway at a checkpoint near a base where British forces are stationed.

As the attackers tried to escape, Afghan police officers chased them and killed one, but the second attacker escaped, he said.

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More News On Afghan Police Officers Killing Two NATO Soldiers

Two NATO soldiers killed by men in Afghan police uniforms in latest 'green-on-blue' attack -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Afghan Gunmen in Uniform Target NATO Troops -- Voice of America
Men in Afghan police uniforms kill 2 NATO troops -- USA Today/AP
Men in Afghan uniforms kill two NATO troops: ISAF -- AFP

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