Nato beefs up security against Taliban infiltrators

Nato beefs up security against Taliban infiltrators
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Summary NATO said Wednesday it was tightening screening of Afghan forces.

The alliance said step will prevent insurgents from infiltrating the army after a spate of killings of foreign troops by Afghan colleagues.An updated counter-infiltration plan designed by military commanders was adopted by NATO ambassadors Tuesday on a request from France in the wake of the killing by a recruit of four French troops in January.Nearly one in five NATO soldiers killed this year has died at the hands of their supposed allies -- six of them Americans who were killed by Afghan colleagues after the burning of holy Qrans at a US base.--AFP

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