Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops

[moderate libertarian]

2 Brits, 1 American soldiers have been shot and killed by Afghan soldiers:




Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops

Associated Press / March 27, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghan security forces shot and killed one American and two British troops in two separate incidents, the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons on their foreign partners.

Monday's killings reflect a spike in tensions between Afghan and international forces that follow an American soldier's alleged massacre of Afghan civilians, the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. base, and uncertainty about Afghanistan's fate as foreign troops prepare to pull out.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2012/03/27/afghan_security_forces_kill_3_nato_troops/

[moderate libertarian]

Other news from Afghan freedom war front:



Threat prompts lockdown at Afghan ministry
By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press – 6 hours ago

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan Defense Ministry was locked down for two hours Tuesday after an intelligence report warned that the highly secured compound in the heart of Kabul was under threat of attack.



Killer Afghan officer 'was not Taliban'

News24 - ‎12 hours ago‎
Kandahar - The commander of an Afghan lieutenant who killed two British soldiers denied on Tuesday that the officer was a Taliban infiltrator, saying he had served in the army with credit for years. Concern is growing about so-called green on blue ...

http://www.news24.com/World/News/Killer-Afghan-officer-was-not-Taliban-20120327

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g60230ON79PMKyaN4XeWHhJCRl-Q?docId=93964d8e9ba344a1bac08c3ea30dbcf6

[kill the banks]

why am I not surprised ... oh ps just got drudge flash of shooting deaths on Egypt / Israel border

[moderate libertarian]

US will be paying more to Afghan security:




U.S. to pay more for Afghan security guards, auditor says

KABUL — The cost of providing security for U.S. development work in Afghanistan will increase sharply as program managers are forced to rely on an Afghan government-run security enterprise, according to the preliminary findings of a U.S. government audit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-to-pay-more-for-afghan-security-guards-auditor-says/2012/03/28/gIQAH2HxgS_story.html