Attack raises fears over local police

NorthJersey.com 2 weeks ago

Attack raises fears over local police

A casualty being wheeled into the hospital at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The British soldiers, who were working with Afghan forces, were killed at a checkpoint.

KABUL — The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and possible insurgent infiltration of a police force that the U.S. hopes will be its ticket out of Afghanistan... Full Article at NorthJersey.com

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