A man in an Afghan army uniform has shot and wounded coalition troops
in eastern Afghanistan in the latest incident of an insider attack.
Nato said wounded were being treated but did not say how many were
hurt or provide any other details about the attack in eastern Wardak
province's
Sayed Abad district. The coalition maintains a large base
there, but Nato did not say where in the district the attack took place
or what happened to the gunman.
Three British soldiers were killed on Sunday by an Afghan policeman in southern Afghanistan's Helmand district.
That attack brought the total number of "Green-on-Blue" killings,
involving Afghan security officials attacking Nato allies, to 26 in 18
incidents this year. That compares with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths
the previous year. In 2007 and 2008 there were four attacks and four
deaths.
Officials do not routinely report such attacks where troops are wounded.
Efforts to draw down the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan rely
on them working closely with their Afghan partners to train and mentor
them so that they can take over the security of their country by the end
of 2014. But such insider attacks fuel distrust and have triggered
increased security protections for foreign troops serving in
Afghanistan.
A total of 220 foreign troops have been killed this year, including five in July.
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By Sajad - Wed Jul 04, 3:07 pm
Afghan defense officials on Wednesday
announced at least 5 NATO troops were injured after an individual in
Afghan national army uniform opened fire on coalition forces.
The officials further added the incident took place in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan.
Deputy Afghan defense ministry spokesman
Dawlat Waziri said the incident took place late Tuesday evening inside a
military base in Syedabad district in this province.
Mr. Waziri further added the assailant individual managed to flee the area and investigations have been launched in this regard.
This comes as Three British soldiers were killed on Sunday by an Afghan policeman in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand district.
That attack brought the total number of
so called “Green-on-Blue” killings involving Afghan security officials
attacking NATO allies to 26 in 18 incidents so far this year. That
compares with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the previous year. In 2007
and 2008 there were a combined total of four attacks and four deaths.
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