A British soldier has been killed and six others injured in the latest "insider attack" on international troops by a member of the Afghan security forces.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack at Patrol Base Hazrat, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand.
Nato command spokesman Brigadier General Gunter Katz said a suspected member of the Afghan National Army opened fire on international (Isaf) and Afghan troops.
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