Afghan policeman kills six US troops

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KABUL, Nov 30 (AFP): An Afghan border police officer opened fire on US troops during a training mission in eastern Afghanistan Monday, killing six of them in one of the worst such attacks in the past year, according to Afghan and NATO officials.
The shooting occurred along the border with Pakistan in the Pachir Wagam district of Nangahar province at a facility to train Afghan security forces, according to Ahmad Abdulzai, a spokesman for the provincial governor. A senior police official said the shooter had been recruited into the border police two years ago.
The Taliban issued a statement praising the police officer, whom the group identified as Izzatullah, for the killings.