The murdered sniper had been in a "very effective" elite Afghan squad — known as CF333 — that was "mentored by the British," the former army officer said. "N" tried to be evacuated from his ...

Highly skilled snipers in the British, U.S. and other militaries can hit targets from quite far away. Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL who became known as the "American Sniper" for his accounts of action ...

An Afghan sniper who worked alongside British special forces was hunted down by the Taliban — and executed in front of his family, according to a former UK Army colonel.