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| Six Afghan police found shot dead in Helmand | Six Afghan police found shot dead in Helmand |
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| Six Afghan policemen have been killed in an insider attack at their checkpoint in a volatile district of southern Helmand province. | Six Afghan policemen have been killed in an insider attack at their checkpoint in a volatile district of southern Helmand province. |
| Provincial officials told the BBC that a policeman killed six colleagues and fled with weapons and a vehicle. | Provincial officials told the BBC that a policeman killed six colleagues and fled with weapons and a vehicle. |
| The Taliban said the policeman had been recruited by them for the attack. | The Taliban said the policeman had been recruited by them for the attack. |
| While many Nato soldiers have been killed in insider attacks, analysts believe most of the casualties occur within the ranks of Afghan forces. | While many Nato soldiers have been killed in insider attacks, analysts believe most of the casualties occur within the ranks of Afghan forces. |
| Correspondents say reliable casualty figures for Afghan forces are hard to come by. | |
| Earlier this week a policeman opened fire and killed seven colleagues in the Gereshk district of Helmand. | Earlier this week a policeman opened fire and killed seven colleagues in the Gereshk district of Helmand. |
| The latest attack had taken place in Helmand's restive Musa Qala district. | |
| Officials say they are still investigating if the policeman had in fact been recruited by the Taliban. | Officials say they are still investigating if the policeman had in fact been recruited by the Taliban. |
| Four of those killed were members of Afghanistan's locally based defence and militia force, and two of them were part of the national police force, officials said. | Four of those killed were members of Afghanistan's locally based defence and militia force, and two of them were part of the national police force, officials said. |
| Nato combat troops are set to withdraw in 2014, leaving local forces to cope with the insurgency on their own. | |
| Afghan forces are set to assume full security responsibility across the country next week, although foreign forces will continue to provide training and back-up. |