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| Briton killed in Afghan shooting | Briton killed in Afghan shooting |
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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. | 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 British contractor killed was Dave Chamberlain, of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. |
| His family paid tribute to "a loving father, husband, son and brother" who died "doing the job he loved". | |
| "He enjoyed life to the full, and all will miss his exuberant personality," they said in a statement. | |
| His death had "left a great hole in our lives", the statement added. | |
| Afghan officials said on Sunday that the gunman in Herat had also injured the contractors' Afghan translator. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Five Nato service members were also killed in roadside bombings over the weekend. |