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A Briton and two Americans were killed in a shooting at a training centre in Herat, western Afghanistan, on Sunday. | A Briton and two Americans were killed in a shooting at a training centre in Herat, western Afghanistan, on Sunday. |
Nato said the gunman had been in Afghan security force uniform and was shot dead after attacking the contractors. Local officials said he had worked for the regional police command. | |
The British contractor killed was Dave Chamberlain, of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. | |
The UK Foreign Office confirmed a Briton working for ISAF had been killed and said next of kin had been informed. | The UK Foreign Office confirmed a Briton working for ISAF had been killed and said next of kin had been informed. |
Afghan officials said on Sunday that the gunman in Herat had also injured the contractors' Afghan translator. | |
The BBC's Bilal Sarwary, in Kabul, said hundreds of Afghan recruits from several western provinces had joined the national police at the Herat base. | The BBC's Bilal Sarwary, in Kabul, said hundreds of Afghan recruits from several western provinces had joined the national police at the Herat base. |
Some of the recruits came from remote areas where Taliban insurgents were in control, he said. | Some of the recruits came from remote areas where Taliban insurgents were in control, he said. |
On Monday, local officials said an Afghan National Army soldier also shot and injured two US soldiers in the northern province of Faryab on Monday before being killed. | |
They said the shooting took place inside headquarters in the district of Ghormach - home to a joint ANA and ISAF base. | |
Five Nato service members were also killed in roadside bombings over the weekend. |