Deaths 'blow to UK's exit strategy'
Updated on 04 November 2009
The fatal shooting of five British soldiers by an Afghan policeman has dealt a blow to the heart of the UK's exit strategy from the country, a former foreign office minister has warned.
Kim Howells said the incident in the Nad-e'Ali district of Helmand province undermined the British and US strategy of building up the Afghan security forces.
But Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said it was essential that the country stood firm behind the Afghan mission.
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