Two US, Afghan troops die in insider attack: NATO
At least one individual wearing an ANSF uniform turned his weapon at a group of Afghan and coalition service members.
The attack came in the Wardak province where Karzai had told US special forces to leave. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
KABUL:
Two US-led coalition service members and several of their Afghan colleagues were killed on Monday in the latest suspected insider attack on the international military force, NATO said.
Afghan officials said the incident took place in Wardak, a flashpoint province for Taliban violence on the doorstep of Kabul, which Afghan President Hamid Karzai last month demanded US special forces leave.
"Today one or several individuals wearing an ANSF (Afghan National Security Force) uniform turned his or their weapon at a group of Afghan... and coalition service members and killed several on both sides," a NATO spokesperson told AFP.
The spokesperson did not give details but a government spokesman in Wardak told AFP the incident had happened there and authorities were investigating.
Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi confirmed the location as Jalrez in Wardak and said a delegation had been sent from Kabul to investigate.
The incidents comes after the end of a two-week ultimatum by Karzai to remove a US-operated elite force from the troubled province because the Afghan leader said they were fuelling "insecurity and instability" there.
Two US-led coalition service members and several of their Afghan colleagues were killed on Monday in the latest suspected insider attack on the international military force, NATO said.
Afghan officials said the incident took place in Wardak, a flashpoint province for Taliban violence on the doorstep of Kabul, which Afghan President Hamid Karzai last month demanded US special forces leave.
"Today one or several individuals wearing an ANSF (Afghan National Security Force) uniform turned his or their weapon at a group of Afghan... and coalition service members and killed several on both sides," a NATO spokesperson told AFP.
The spokesperson did not give details but a government spokesman in Wardak told AFP the incident had happened there and authorities were investigating.
Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi confirmed the location as Jalrez in Wardak and said a delegation had been sent from Kabul to investigate.
The incidents comes after the end of a two-week ultimatum by Karzai to remove a US-operated elite force from the troubled province because the Afghan leader said they were fuelling "insecurity and instability" there.