NATO: 6 service members killed in Afghanistan

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

Nov. 29, 2010, 6:13AM

KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO forces say a gunman in an Afghan police uniform has killed six service members in eastern Afghanistan.

NATO says the shooter turned his weapon on NATO troops during a training mission on Monday. He was also killed in the incident.

It was not immediately clear if the shooter was a police officer or someone who had infiltrated the training exercise. Insurgents commonly put on police uniforms to attack Afghan government installations.



Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7315406.html

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[saigon68]

2. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[rfranklin]

3. Winning hearts and minds...

Get 'em by the balls and their hearts and minds will follow!

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[unhappycamper]

5. Afghan 'police officer' kills six Nato troops

Source: Guardian, UK

Afghan 'police officer' kills six Nato troops
Haroon Siddique and agencies
guardian.co.uk, Monday 29 November 2010 13.08 GMT

Six Nato troops in Afghanistan were shot dead during a training exercise today by a man wearing a border police uniform, the coalition said.

The incident took place in eastern Afghanistan where the majority of foreign forces are from the US. There are no British troops in the region. It is the worst incident involving foreign troops in more than a month.

"An individual in an Afghan border police uniform turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Forces during a training mission today, killing six service members in eastern Afghanistan," the Nato-led force said in a statement. It said the gunman was then killed in an exchange of shots with other troops.

The shooting occurred in Pachir Wagam district of eastern Nangarhar province, an Afghan official told the Associated Press.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/afghan-police-officer-kills-nato

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6. RIP. nt

[RamboLiberal]

7. NBC says U.S. troops

KABUL, Afghanistan — A gunman wearing an Afghan border police uniform killed six American service members during a training exercise Monday in the east of the country, U.S. military officials told NBC News.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40413807/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

And it is not even an headline on their website?????

Did anyone catch 60 Minutes last night on how we have thrown billions & billions into training police & we might as well be throwing the money into the wind?