Afghan soldier fires at US troops, kills 1
9 April 2015 6:06 AM IST
An Afghan soldier opened fire at a group of US troops in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing an American soldier and wounding at least two others before he was shot dead, a US official said.
The incident happened after a meeting between Afghan provincial leaders and a US Embassy official in the compound of the provincial governor in Jalalabad. All US Embassy staff were accounted for and returned safely to their mission headquarters, the embassy said.
NATO confirmed that one of its soldiers died in the attack, without providing the nationality of the slain soldier, as is the coalition’s policy. The Washington official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak before the official announcement was released.
The incident happened after a meeting between Afghan provincial leaders and a US Embassy official in the compound of the provincial governor in Jalalabad. All US Embassy staff were accounted for and returned safely to their mission headquarters, the embassy said.
NATO confirmed that one of its soldiers died in the attack, without providing the nationality of the slain soldier, as is the coalition’s policy. The Washington official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak before the official announcement was released.
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