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    Conor Powell reports from Kabul

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Breaking news now and Afghanistan yet another deadly attack by Afghan forces on American troops in newly recruited Afghan policeman.

Suddenly opening firing killing two US service members that assault.

Coming just moments after the Americans handed him his weapon in -- swearing in ceremony -- how -- streaming live from Kabul Afghanistan -- These attacks seem to be happening every day now.

Well Greg it's an alarming trend that we've seen just explode this year across Afghanistan and it's just in the last week or so this is this the least the sixth attack on US and coalition troops.

And this attack in fair province is meant to be a celebration a graduation.

This local Afghan defense police the force they were supposed to help fight -- Taliban but one of them within seconds of receiving.

Is that diploma and his weapons turned his weapon on US troops we believe it was two US special forces soldiers who were killed US military is not -- there and that officially.

But that is the understanding that was what we're hearing happening -- we're also hearing that there was another -- Kandahar although two US soldiers were injured they were not killed.

But the trend here is alarming we've seen as an explosion.

Of these attacks so called green on blue attacks here in Afghanistan.

Where members of the Afghan security forces attacked US and international troops right and it's happened 31 times this year so far.

A cutter that tell -- bond.

Are they using these attacks in their advantage.

Well Mullah Omar the spiritual leader of the Taliban just less than 24 hours ago caught on all members of the Afghan security forces.

To attack US and coalition members now.

The US military says despite some 35 US international troops have -- -- killed.

This year alone with these are separate attacks there's not a systemic problem across Afghanistan with the security forces.

But it certainly appears that -- to many Afghans that it really undermines.

The sort of trust that the Afghans here in Afghanistan have an Afghan security forces but also undermines the trust between -- states.

And their coalition partners with the Afghan security forces there really is doing a lot of damage or even if it's Friday systemic problem it is a real problem here in Afghanistan.

Indeed it is -- pal log in Kabul Afghanistan Connor.

Thanks for him.

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