An Afghan woman wearing a police uniform shot and killed a civilian contractor working for Western forces in the police chief's compound in Kabul.<br/> <br />The woman approached her victim as he was walking in the compound. She drew a pistol and shot him once.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN MADOWER, ISAF SPOKESMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The perpetrator is in custody of the Afghan authorities, she was dressed as a member of the Afghan uniform police although her affiliation with the police is not known at this point in time.'<br/> <br />Women in the police force have recently been showcased as examples of the Afghan-Western efforts to promote rights in the new Afghanistan.<br/> <br />But the attack is bound to raise troubling questions about the direction of an unpopular war.<br/> <br />Insider attacks now account for one in every five combat deaths, and 16 percent of all U.S. combat casualties.
