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Afghan Policeman Opens Fire on U.S. Troops

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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 release the sixth attack on US and coalition troops.

And this attack in fair promises not 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 -- turned his weapon on US troops we believe it was two US special forces soldiers who were killed US military has not if there are not officially.

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

But the trend here is alarming we've seen this 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 great and it's happened 31 times this year so far.

A cutter that's -- bond.

Are they using these attacks -- 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 and international troops have me killed.

This year alone that these are separate -- 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 United States.

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

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