Afghan shot by Diggers 'wearing uniform'

(AAP) - The father of an Afghan policeman shot dead by Australian troops insists his son was wearing his police uniform at the time.

Defence said neither of the two Afghan men shot during the incident was wearing a
police uniform when soldiers opened fire.
The incident occurred in August when two men riding a motorcycle approached
Australian troops at a vehicle control point north of the Australian base at Tarin
Kowt in Afghanistan's dangerous Oruzgan province.
When they failed to comply with verbal and visual signals to stop, the soldiers
opened fire, killing one man and wounding the other.
"According to incident reporting, the men were later confirmed by Afghan National
Police as being ANP members although they were not wearing uniforms and did not
identify themselves as police members," acting Chief of Joint Operations Command Air
Vice Marshal Greg Evans said in a statement at the time.
Abdul Ghani, the father of the dead man and also a policeman, says both men were
wearing their police uniforms.
"They (Australian troops) told us that they thought they were suicide attackers," he
told ABC television.
"The Australians said they were very sorry and it was a mistake.
"I don't accept the apology as he was wearing the uniform of the police."
Mr Ghani said he believed he was at risk.
"You have to understand they killed my son and they will kill me as well. I am
scared. I was a friend of the Australians. This is a huge loss of face in front of
the Taliban. The Taliban say the Australians will shoot you as well.
"Now we have to go and join them."
The incident is subject to an ongoing defence investigation.