British Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, center, answers journalists questions with Afghan police commander Mir Wais Norzai, left, and Afghan Army General Sher Mohammad Zazai at the British base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 after five British soldiers were shot dead in an attack. The five soldiers, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, were killed in the Nad-e'Ali district of Helmand Province on Nov. 3, where they were training and operating with Afghan security forces, when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them inside a checkpoint. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

British Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, center, answers journalists questions with Afghan police commander Mir Wais Norzai, left, and Afghan Army General Sher Mohammad Zazai at the British base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 after five British soldiers were shot dead in an attack. The five soldiers, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, were killed in the Nad-e'Ali district of Helmand Province on Nov. 3, where they were training and operating with Afghan security forces, when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them inside a checkpoint.

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