U.S. Navy Seaman Derek Happel, front, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Vanny patrol in Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 11, 2012. Happel, a hospitalman, and Vanny, a team leader, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. The Marines conducted the patrol to support Afghan forces during Operation Gospand-Sia. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Searfus
British Worker And Two Americans Shot Dead In Afghanistan By Man Wearing National Security Office Uniform -- Daily Mail
* Brit was civillian contractor working with Americans
* Blasted as Afghan officer goes on a rampage
* Five NATO service members also killed in other attacks
* 26 foreign troops killed similar attacks this year
A British worker and two Americans shot dead yesterday when an Afgan policeman opened fire at a training centre.
The gunman was wearing an Afghan national security force uniform when he blasted the three westerners.
The British contractor was killed after the rampage in western Afghanistan against the US-led military coalition, a Nato spokesman said. The two American workers also died.
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ISAF Joint Command evening operational update, July 23 -- ISAF
War In Afghanistan News - 23 July 2012 -- War On Terror News
Eight Killed in Deadly 24 Hours for NATO in Afghanistan -- New York Times/Reuters
5 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan -- New York Times
5 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan -- Miami Herald/AP
Uniformed Gunman Kills NATO Contractors -- Wall Street Journal
British contractor among three killed in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Afghan soldier kills three civilian police mentors in Herat province -- The Guardian
'Sticky bombs,' like those used in Iraq, now appearing in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes
Withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan halfway done, top commander says -- FOX News/AP
Karzai Asks Berlin for Help with Taliban Talks -- Spiegel online
A day after Kabul’s warning to Pakistan, more cross-border shelling reported -- Washington Post
Rockets Fired From Pakistan Pound Villages In Afghanistan -- New York Times
Afghanistan warns Pakistan over cross-border shelling -- International News
Official: 8 Afghans killed by Pakistani artillery -- CNN
Afghan Women's Shelters, A Lifeline For Many, Face Uncertain Future -- Radio Free Europe
Lost Boys of Bagram Still Live in Prison's Shadow -- New York Times
Afghan social media war steps up with new campaign -- MSNBC
UNHCR helped 41,000 Afghan refugees return home in 2012 -- Business Recorder
Report implicates Afghan officials in 1990s bloodshed -- Jennifer Rowland, Afpak Channel/Foreign Policy
The Perilous Pushtun Paradox -- Strategy Page
Afghanistan’s Economic Challenges -- New York Times editorial
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