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                    7 Afghan Police Killed in Insider Attack

   by Ayaz Gul

   At least seven police officers were killed in a suspected insider
   attack in southern Kandahar province, authorities in southern
   Afghanistan said.

   The early morning incident Thursday happened at a security outpost in
   the district of Arghandab.

   Officials said the slain members of the Afghan Local police (ALP) were
   asleep when three of their colleagues sprayed them with bullets and
   fled the scene along with the victims' weapons and ammunition.

   Taliban claim responsibility

   A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack and said the
   attackers safely rejoined the insurgent ranks.

   The ALP is a community policing system established about six years ago
   to protect villages and remote districts around Afghanistan because of
   the insufficient presence of army and police forces there.

   Provincial authorities have launched an investigation into the deadly
   attack in Kandahar, which borders Pakistan.

   Insider attacks have killed up to 30 Afghan security forces since the
   beginning of the year and the Taliban has claimed responsibility for
   most of them.
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