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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:22 AM

Published 11/05/2009 by Mail Online UK


Rogue policeman who slaughtered five British serviceman is back with us and safe, say Taliban

Five British soldiers killed in Afghan attack named by MoD

UN announces temporary withdrawal of 600 staff due to security concerns

Manhunt continues for killer who fled on motorbike in wake of shooting

Brown to make major speech on Afghanistan tomorrow

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Britain fears Taliban infiltration in Afghan fo...
AFP - Military personnel on Thursday expressed concern about the safety of troops after a "rogue" Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers in Helmand pr ... - [11/05/2009 - Yahoo! News]
Lord Ashdown warns that Britain is 'quite close...
Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader and former UN high representative for Bosnia, has warned that Britain is "quite close" to failure in Afghanista ... - [11/05/2009 - Telegraph]
Betrayed: Murder of five of five British soldie...
The murder of five British soldiers by a rogue member of the Afghan police force has intensified the debate over the future of the British mission in Afghanistan. ... - [11/05/2009 - Telegraph]
Good to consider - [11/04/2009 - Jordan Times]
AN UNPOPULAR WAR - The US's plans of exiting Af... - [11/04/2009 - News Behind News]
Abandoning Afghans is not the answer | Malcolm ... - [11/04/2009 - Comment is free | guardian.co.uk]
Abandoning Afghans is not the answer - [11/04/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]
Preparing for the worst - [11/04/2009 - Times Online]
A battle lost in the bars of Britain - [11/04/2009 - Times Online]
British MP calls for Afghanistan withdrawal as ... - [11/04/2009 - Christian Science Monitor]
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"His two sons are devastated and will obviously miss their father. Whatever Kerry wants, we will as a family make sure we do as much as we can to help her."
Rogue policeman who slaughtered five British serviceman is back with us and safe, say Taliban [Mail Online UK - 11/05/2009]
"We are now just trying to cope with the loss of one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet."
Rogue policeman who slaughtered five British serviceman is back with us and safe, say Taliban [Mail Online UK - 11/05/2009]
...Mr Ferrand added: "I was seriously injured when someone stabbed me with a knife 18 months ago and Matt was round to see me virtually every day of the six weeks I was in hospital."
Rogue policeman who slaughtered five British serviceman is back with us and safe, say Taliban [Mail Online UK - 11/05/2009]

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