Afghan soldiers or police have killed 53 of their comrades and wounded a further 22 in 35 separate attacks this year.

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In the meantime, the MoD says its preliminary investigation went against Afghan police claims the pair were shot by their own comrades.

BBC: Cpl David O'Connor, Cpl Channing Day

In all and despite a code of silence among the victims' families and comrades-in-crime Victoria state police have laid 51 charges, 20 of them for murder and conspiracy to murder.

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