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Two Nato soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan Two British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan
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Two Nato soldiers have been shot dead in Afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says. Two British soldiers have been shot dead at a checkpoint in Afghanistan by a man wearing a local police uniform, the Ministry of Defence has said.
It is not known where the pair, killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, were from. The soldiers were both from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
But Isaf - Nato's security mission in Afghanistan - said they were investigating the incident. They were killed in Nahr-e Saraj in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday. Their families have been informed.
Some 56 Isaf personnel have been killed so far this year by Afghans wearing police or army uniforms. Fifty-six international personnel have been killed so far this year by Afghans wearing police or army uniforms.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Maj Laurence Roche, said: "I am saddened to report the deaths of two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles who were shot and killed by a man wearing an Afghan police uniform at a checkpoint in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
"The loss of these soldiers is a huge blow to The Royal Gurkha Rifles and everyone serving in Task Force Helmand. Our thoughts are with their families, friends and fellow Gurkhas at this time."
The latest deaths take the total number of British service personnel killed since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001 to 437.
It comes as Nato prepares to withdraw most combat troops by the end of 2014.It comes as Nato prepares to withdraw most combat troops by the end of 2014.
A spokesman for Isaf told AFP news agency: "An individual wearing an Afghan National Police uniform turned his weapon against Isaf forces in southern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers." A spokesman for Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) earlier told the AFP news agency: "An individual wearing an Afghan National Police uniform turned his weapon against Isaf forces in southern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers."