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ref:Nato troops record 20 incidents where Afghan security forces have 'turned' | World news | The Guardian
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Nato troops record 20 incidents where Afghan security forces have 'turned'Deadly attacks on coalition forces have come predominantly from rogue Afghan policemen or an enemy wearing the uniform
Share22 Jason Rodrigues guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 April 2011 16.07 BST Article history
Afghan policemen and armoured Nato military vehicles stand guard close to the main prison in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Allauddin Khan/AP
Coalition forces have recorded at least 20 incidents where Afghan security forces, or someone wearing the coalition uniform, has gone rogue on Nato troops:
November 2009
Five British soldiers were shot dead in Helmand province in an attack by an Afghan policeman. Three of his victims were from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military police. The servicemen had been tasked with mentoring the Afghan police.
July 2010
A rogue Afghan soldier shot and killed a British comrade while he slept, before killing two others by firing a rocket-propelled grenade into a control room. All three victims were from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, stationed in Helmand province.
August 2010
Two Spanish paramilitary Civil Guards and a translator died after being shot by one of their students as they gave a training class to Afghan police in Badghis province.
November 2010
The Taliban claimed that one of its sleeper agents in the Afghan police force was responsible for killing six US soldiers. The American victims were training Afghan police near the Pakistan border at the time.
February 2011
Three German troops were killed by an Afghan attacker who shot them at close quarters at their base in northern Baghlan province. Germany has 5,000 troops stationed in Baghlan and other provinces in northern Afghanistan.
Salaam....
Nato troops record 20 incidents where Afghan security forces have 'turned'Deadly attacks on coalition forces have come predominantly from rogue Afghan policemen or an enemy wearing the uniform
Share22 Jason Rodrigues guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 April 2011 16.07 BST Article history
Afghan policemen and armoured Nato military vehicles stand guard close to the main prison in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Allauddin Khan/AP
Coalition forces have recorded at least 20 incidents where Afghan security forces, or someone wearing the coalition uniform, has gone rogue on Nato troops:
November 2009
Five British soldiers were shot dead in Helmand province in an attack by an Afghan policeman. Three of his victims were from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military police. The servicemen had been tasked with mentoring the Afghan police.
July 2010
A rogue Afghan soldier shot and killed a British comrade while he slept, before killing two others by firing a rocket-propelled grenade into a control room. All three victims were from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, stationed in Helmand province.
August 2010
Two Spanish paramilitary Civil Guards and a translator died after being shot by one of their students as they gave a training class to Afghan police in Badghis province.
November 2010
The Taliban claimed that one of its sleeper agents in the Afghan police force was responsible for killing six US soldiers. The American victims were training Afghan police near the Pakistan border at the time.
February 2011
Three German troops were killed by an Afghan attacker who shot them at close quarters at their base in northern Baghlan province. Germany has 5,000 troops stationed in Baghlan and other provinces in northern Afghanistan.
