British deaths raise questions about Afghan police
(AP)
British News
AP - The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and possible insurgent infiltration of a police force that the U.S. hopes will be its ticket out of Afghanistan someday.
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Four policemen killed in suicide bombing at Afghan mosque:
Four policemen were killed Friday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a mosque in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, officials said. Ref. Source 9
Karzai: Afghan police killed in border attack:
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says an undisclosed number of Afghan border policemen have been killed and wounded after an estimated 150 militants attacked checkpoints along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Ref. Source 9
How Much Does It Cost to Field an Afghan Cop? More Than You Think
They are paid an average of just $1,872 a year, but the overall cost of training and fielding a police officer is roughly $30,000 per year, while the cost of each soldier is nearly $46,000 per year. The United States bears virtually all of those costs, adding up to more than $3.5 billion a year. Ref. Source 2
2 British occupation force servicemen killed by Afghan police:
Two British servicemen have been shot dead in southern Afghanistan by members of the Afghan national police force, the Ministry of Defence has said, according to BBC News. Ref. Source 6
3 Afghan police officers killed in blast:
Uruzgan provincial government spokesman Abdullah Himmat says the blast occurred on Friday night before in the province's Chinarto district. He says one other officer was wounded in the explosion. Ref. Source 7