U.S. soldiers and sailors assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah come together before leaving for a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2013. The meeting, with the provincial director of commerce and industry, enabled team members to discuss ongoing initiatives in the province to spur economic growth and development. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
British Soldier Shot Dead In 'Insider Attack By Rogue Member Of Afghan Army' -- Daily Mail
* Dead man was from the 28 Engineer Regiment and shot in Helmand
* Six other Britons also wounded in the incident yesterday
* 439 UK service people killed in country since 2001
* Last six deaths have all been in 'green on blue' attacks
* 54 international troops have been murdered by Afghan police or army
A British soldier has been killed in yet another 'insider attack' in the war-torn country.
The killer, a suspected rogue member of the Afghan National Army, first opened fire on his colleagues, before turning his weapon on UK soldiers in the small Patrol Base Hazrat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province yesterday.
Return fire then killed the gunman at the scene, the Ministry of Defence said.
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