After a long patrol, hot and tired, they took of their armour. Then there was chaos. A British-trained Afgan policemen sprayed bullets that would not only kill 5 British soldiers but also, the most crucial element of the handover to the Afgan police - trust.
When these men were assigned missions in Helmand, Afghanistan, they knew the dangers. They could be kiled by a roadside bomb, insurgents or even taken hostage. But what they could not expect was to be killed in their own base - the safest area in miles.
Gulbuddin, the man who fired the shots, was trained by the British. He is one of many that are being trained by NATO troops so that Afghanistan can tackle insurgency and crime on their own, when foreign troops widthdraw. His actions will instill fear in British soldiers who will not be able to even trust their own side because it could be that the Taleban has infiltrated into the Afghan police force
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