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Cop kills two US soldiers in Wardak.


An Afghan policeman shot dead two American soldiers in the central province of Maidan Mai`dan´

n. 1. In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade.
A gallop on the green maidan.
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 Wardak while three more US service members were killed in separate incidents of violence in southern and eastern Afghanistan. Spokesman for Maidan Wardak governor Shahidullah Shahid Shahid or Shaheed is a male given name common among Muslims. It is the Arabic word for witness or martyr. People with this name
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 told Pajhwok Afghan News the US soldiers were gunned down by a policeman in Andar area of Nirkh district Nirkh is a district of about 480 square kilometres in the east of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Its population, consisting of about 80% Pashtuns, 15% Tajiks and 5% Hazara, was estimated at 57,000 in 2002. The district centre is Kane Ezzat.  on Friday.

Two more soldiers suffered injuries in the incident. He added the American soldiers were conducting a joint operation with Afghan police. As the US soldiers sat to take rest, the policeman attacked them.

The attacker managed to escape. Shahid said the policeman was a resident of the Said Abad district. He revealed the cop's father had been arrested by security forces and investigations were underway.

A spokesperson for US troops in Kabul, meanwhile, confirmed the shooting. She said an Afghan policeman opened fire at the US soldiers and killed two of them. She disclosed two policemen were also injured in retaliatory re·tal·i·ate  
v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates

v.intr.
To return like for like, especially evil for evil.

v.tr.
To pay back (an injury) in kind.
 fire.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, on the other hand, claimed eight US soldiers were killed in the attack. He said the policemen were inducted by Taliban in the force.

A statement from ISAF ISAF International Security Assistance Force (UN program)
ISAF International Sailing Federation
ISAF International Shark Attack File
ISAF Israeli Air Force
ISAF Information Security Awareness Forum
 headquarters in Kabul said three American soldiers were killed in separate incidents of violence.

With the fresh casualties, the number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan during the current year has reached 388. Separately, Shahid said, security officials arrested a Pakistani officer along with a militant in Omarkhel area of Nirkh district. He identified the Pakistani officer as Samiullah, son of Muhammad Aziz.

The detainee de·tain·ee  
n.
A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee.

Noun 1. detainee - some held in custody
political detainee
, who can speak Urdu and Pashto languages, has admitted he is officer of the Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک فوج) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Pakistan .

The spokesman claimed a long list containing names of people working as army and police officials and interpreters with foreign troops had also been recovered from the detainee, who was taken away by foreign troops.

Shahid identified the arrested militant as Abdul Aziz Abdul Aziz is the name of:
  • Abdülâziz (1830–1876), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
  • Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878–1943), Sultan of Morocco
  • Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud (fl.
, who was resident of the same area.

He said landmines and a pistol had been seized from him.

But Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied any of their men had been captured in the area. Regarding the arrest of the Pakistani officer, he said theirs was an indigenous movement that had nothing to do with foreigners.

He insisted the association of foreigners with Taliban was mere propaganda.

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Publication:Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan)
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Date:Oct 4, 2009
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