There have been numerous attacks by Afghan national army soldiers on their allied partners over the 18 years of Afghanistan’s protracted war. An Afghan defence ministry official, who was not identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the shooter was an Afghan soldier who had argued with the U.S. forces before opening fire. An Afghan soldier was wounded, Omer said. The U.S. military said American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province. Last July, two U.S. service members were killed by an Afghan soldier in the southern Kandahar province.

Source: thestar February 08, 2020 19:06 UTC