Two British troops killed in Afghanistan: timeline of 'green on blue' killings

Two British troops killed in Afghanistan: timeline of 'green on blue' killings

26 Mar 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9167413/Two-British-troops-killed-in-Afghanistan-timeline-of-green-on-blue-killings.html

Below is a list of incidents this year in which uniformed Afghans have killed Western soldiers, most of whom are serving in the US-led Nato mission in Afghanistan.

The incidents have left 15 Western soldiers dead since January 1.

Unless otherwise stated, the nationalities of the dead were not disclosed.

– January 8: An Afghan soldier shoots dead a Nato soldier and is himself killed when a dispute ends in a shoot-out on a southern base in Zabul.

– January 20: Four French soldiers are shot dead and 16 wounded by a member of the Afghan army in Kapisa province, eastern Afghanistan.

– January 31: Nato says one of its force members has been killed by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform in the south of the country.

– February 20: An Albanian member of the Nato force is killed and one of his compatriots injured by an Afghan police officer in southern Afghanistan.

– February 23: Two US soldiers are shot dead by an Afghan soldier during a demonstration in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

– February 25: Two US military advisers are killed in their office at the interior ministry in Kabul. The attacker, a member of the police, flees.

– March 1: Two US soldiers serving with the Nato force in the south are killed by an Afghan soldier and a local civilian.

– March 26: Two British soldiers are killed by an Afghan wearing an army uniform in the southern province of Helmand.