Gordon Brown has insisted Britain must press on in Afghanistan, despite the killing of five British soldiers by a rogue Afghan policeman. Skip related content
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The Prime Minister told the House of Commons political resilience must match the resolve of the Armed Forces.
It follows controversial comments by former foreign office minister Kim Howells. He has said the attack strikes a blow at the heart of the strategy to hand over security responsibilities to Afghan police and soldiers.
Five men - three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police - were killed when the policeman opened fire at a checkpoint in the Nad-e'Ali district of Helmand.
Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield said: "The soldiers concerned were mentoring Afghan police. They were working inside and living inside an Afghan national police checkpoint."
Britain's Armed Forces have suffered the bloodiest year of action since the Falklands War. The death toll for this year in Afghanistan now stands at 92.
Tributes have been paid to a schoolgirl who died after slipping in her high heels and falling under a train while waving goodbye to her friends.
