But it also blames many attacks against foreign troops on what it calls cultural friction, where Afghans become infuriated by a perceived insult. In June alone there were two separate attacks on U.S. soldiers by Afghans wearing an Afghan army uniform. In April, Taliban fighters dressed in Afghan army uniforms passed through several security rings to enter a base in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province and kill as many as 140 Afghan soldiers. WHAT HAVE THE LATEST INSIDER ATTACKS LOOKED LIKE AND WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT INSURGENTS' ABILITY TO INFILTRATE? WHAT MIGHT PROMPT AN AFGHAN ARMY SOLDIER TO TURN HIS WEAPON ON FOREIGN TROOPS WHO ARE IN AFGHANISTAN AS ALLIES AND TO PROVIDE MILITARY SUPPORT?

Source: ABC News June 18, 2017 16:04 UTC