“Seven international soldiers have been killed by their local colleagues in a bloody week of violence in Afghanistan, further eroding trust between foreign troops and the Afghans they work with. Six died on Friday alone — three American soldiers were shot by an Afghan policeman who invited them to a meal and three other troops were killed by an Afghan civilian employed on a NATO base, military and Afghan officials said.” [Just get out now.]
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/11/green-on-blue-attacks-spike-in-afghanistan/
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