Key role of 'Red Caps' in Afghanistan

Key role of 'Red Caps' in Afghanistan

Six RMP soldiers died in Iraq in 2003 in a police station attack

The deaths of five British soldiers at the hands of a "rogue" Afghan policeman in Helmand Province have focused attention on the role British service personnel play in training local police in war and post-conflict areas.

Two of the soldiers who were killed were from the Royal Military Police (RMP), while the others were from the Grenadier Guards.

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