UPDATE: 3/1/12, They were American soldiers, 2 killed, 4 others injured. "Two American Soldiers Die in Shooting at Afghan Base," NY Times
Killed on a base. Maybe if Obama returned the Nobel Peace Prize it would help.
3/1/12, "Nato says two soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan," BBC
"Nato says two of its soldiers have been shot dead on a base in southern Afghanistan.
It said the shooting in Kandahar Province was carried out by an Afghan National Army service member and another attacker in civilian clothing.
But officials in Zheray district say only one man - who was on the base to teach Afghans literacy - opened fire.
Six Nato personnel have been killed since protests erupted last week over the burning of the Koran by US troops.
The Nato personnel are among more than 30 people who have died in the protests over the past week.
The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says it is unclear how a teacher was allowed to stay on the base and have access to a weapon.
Hours earlier the head of Nato forces in Afghanistan, Gen John Allen, told the BBC that recent violence over the burning of the Koran by US soldiers was a "setback" that would be overcome.
Gen Allen said he would be willing to walk, unarmed, into the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul, where two Nato military advisers were shot dead on Saturday.
Last Thursday, two US soldiers were shot and killed by a man wearing Afghan army uniform during protests at a Nato base in eastern Nangarhar province."
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2/29/12, "President Obama: Koran Apology 'Calmed Things Down'," ABC News
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