Thursday, November 05, 2009 KABUL: A "rogue" Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers in Afghanistan Wednesday, raising new questions about the safety of coalition troops as world leaders work to boost training of local forces.The Afghan attacker on Tuesday opened fire at a checkpoint in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province -- where the vast majority of Britain's nearly 9,000 troops are based -- before fleeing the scene.The soldiers killed had been mentoring Afghan police and living at the checkpoint. Brown condemned the incident as "terrible and tragic"."What we know is that the Taliban have claimed responsibility for this," Brown told lawmakers in London."It may be that the Taliban have used an Afghan police member or that they have infiltrated the Afghan police force," he added.The killings underscored the increasing complexity of the eight-year war in Afghanistan, where Western military and political leaders have put ...
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