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Six troops die in weekend 'insider' attacks in Afghanistan

chicagotribune.com (9 months and 2 days ago)

Sep 16, 2012

KABUL (Reuters) - Four soldiers fighting with the NATO-led alliance were killed in another suspected "insider" attack in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the coalition said, bringing the total number of deaths this weekend caused by Afghans turning on their allies to six. full story

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bostonherald.com (1 month and 14 days ago)

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yoursun.com (1 month and 13 days ago)

5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

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Dunford: Karzai’s criticism increases risk of Afghan ‘insider attacks’

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washingtonpost.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

2 U.S. troops and 5 Afghans killed in ‘insider attack’

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washingtonpost.com (3 months and 9 days ago)

2 U.S. troops and 5 Afghans killed in insider attack

KABUL—An Afghan police officer opened fire in a meeting Monday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least two members of the U.S. Special Operations forces and five Afghan troops and police officers, officials said. The attack, one of the deadliest so-called “insider attacks” this year, occurred in Wardak province during a meeting between U.S. and Afghan troops ahead of a...

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cbc.ca (1 month and 21 days ago)

Six troops die in weekend 'insider' attacks in Afghanistan

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