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Two Nato soldiers have been shot dead in Afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says. | Two Nato soldiers have been shot dead in Afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says. |
It is not known where the pair, killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, were from. | |
But Isaf - Nato's security mission in Afghanistan - said they were investigating the incident. | |
Some 56 Isaf personnel have been killed so far this year by Afghans wearing police or army uniforms. | |
It comes as Nato prepares to withdraw most combat troops by the end of 2014. | It comes as Nato prepares to withdraw most combat troops by the end of 2014. |
A spokesman for Isaf told AFP news agency: "An individual wearing an Afghan National Police uniform turned his weapon against Isaf forces in southern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers." |