The officials further added, the incident took place in Pusht-Rod district of western Farah province on Saturday.
Afghan security officials also said, at least one Afghan National Army soldier was killed and the other one was detained while he was injured during the cross fire.
Provincial security officials in western Farah province are suspicious in militants’ involvement behind the incident.
But the anti-government armed militants group yet to comment regarding the incident.
The incident of armed clashes between Afghan and NATO-led coalition forces is not rare and has happened in several times across the country.
In a similar incident, at least three Australian service members were injured after an Afghan army soldier opened fire in southern Uruzgan province earlier in the month of November.
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US troops were also injured in the incident after the Afghan soldier began shooting and coalition troops returned fire in southwestern Farah province, Afghan army and police officials said on Sunday.
"Last night in Bala Boluk an Afghan army soldier opened fire on foreign forces," said Najibullah Najibi, spokesman for the Afghan army in western Afghanistan.
"Four foreign forces have been wounded in this incident and the Afghan soldier has been killed."
A spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said there were no coalition fatalities but would not comment on ISAF casualties in line with policy.
"We are aware of the incident in ... Farah province and we are still in the process of gathering all the facts. There were no ISAF fatalities," said Sgt Mike Montello.
Farah provincial police chief Sayed Mohammad Roshan Dil said "an Afghan army soldier opened fire on American troops".
"He was killed when American soldier returned fire. The firefight started after a quarrel," he said.
And district governor Mullah Ghawsedin said there was an armed clash in which at least one Afghan army soldier was killed after a dispute.
"We are investigating to find out what went wrong," he said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/afghan-soldier-killed-after-opening-fire-during-argument-injuring-us-troops/story-e6frfku0-1226230349034#ixzz1hYXNzPD7
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US troops were also injured in the incident after the Afghan soldier began shooting and coalition troops returned fire in southwestern Farah province, Afghan army and police officials said on Sunday.
"Last night in Bala Boluk an Afghan army soldier opened fire on foreign forces," said Najibullah Najibi, spokesman for the Afghan army in western Afghanistan.
"Four foreign forces have been wounded in this incident and the Afghan soldier has been killed."
A spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said there were no coalition fatalities but would not comment on ISAF casualties in line with policy.
"We are aware of the incident in ... Farah province and we are still in the process of gathering all the facts. There were no ISAF fatalities," said Sgt Mike Montello.
Farah provincial police chief Sayed Mohammad Roshan Dil said "an Afghan army soldier opened fire on American troops".
"He was killed when American soldier returned fire. The firefight started after a quarrel," he said.
And district governor Mullah Ghawsedin said there was an armed clash in which at least one Afghan army soldier was killed after a dispute.
"We are investigating to find out what went wrong," he said.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/afghan-soldier-killed-after-opening-fire-during-argument-injuring-us-troops/story-e6frfku0-1226230349034#ixzz1hYXNzPD7
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