LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - An Afghan policeman has shot dead five British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry in London said on Wednesday. The men, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, were shot in Helmand province on Nov. 3. "An Afghan national policeman from the checkpoint started firing without warning before anyone could really respond," a defence ministry spokesman said.
Supporters of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai's celebrate his victory in the presidential elections in Kabul November 4, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders pressed re-elected Afghan President Karzai on ...
