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3 US Soldiers, 18 Afghani Soldiers & Security Officers Killed in Attacks

March 26, 2012

Rogue 'soldier' kills two NATO troops in Afghanistan

By News Wires (text)

France 24, 26/03/2012

AFP -

Two NATO soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, a statement by the Western alliance said. Monday's shooting is the latest in a series of "insider attacks" against US-led forces in the country.

A man wearing Afghan army uniform shot dead two soldiers from NATO's US-led force in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a military spokesman said.

The deaths come after a series of "green-on-blue" attacks involving Afghan troops targeting their international allies, who are scheduled to hand over responsibility for national security to the Afghans by the end of 2014.

"An individual wearing Afghan army uniform turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Force service members in southern Afghanistan today, killing two," ISAF spokesman Major Jason Waggoner told AFP.

Coalition forces returned fire and killed the gunman, he added, declining to specify the victims' nationality.

A senior Afghan official told AFP the incident happened inside a US-run base used by civilian and military personnel working in a provincial reconstruction team in Lashkar Gah, the main town in Helmand province.

An ISAF statement released in Kabul said a joint Afghan and NATO investigation had been opened into the killings.

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Man in army uniform kills 2 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

KABUL, March 26, 2012 (Xinhua) --

A man in Afghan army uniform shot dead two soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a press release of the alliance said.

"An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Force service members in southern Afghanistan today, killing two service members, " the press release added.

"The individual who opened fire was killed when coalition forces returned fire. A joint Afghan and ISAF team is investigating the incident," the press release further said.

However, it did not identify the nationalities of the victims, saying it is ISAF's policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. Troops mostly from U.S., Britain and Australia have been stationed in the restive southern provinces of Afghanistan.

It is the eighth time so far this year that men in Afghan army and police uniform opened fire and have killed 13 NATO service members in the militancy-plagued Afghanistan.

Editor: Chen Zhi

Militants kill 6 Afghan soldiers

KABUL, March 25, 2012 (Xinhua) --

Six Afghan soldiers lost their lives as the anti-government militants (Taliban fighters) ambushed a military convoy in western Farah province, 695 km west of Kabul on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said in a statement released here.

"Six soldiers with the National Army were martyred as the enemies ambushed their convoy in Balablok district of Farah province today," the statement confirmed.

However, it did not say if there were any casualties on the insurgents.

Balablok has been regarded as a Taliban hotbed as the anti- government insurgents occasionally target government interests there.

Roadside bomb kills 9, wounds 1 in southern Afghan town

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 25, 2012 (Xinhua) --

A roadside bomb struck military vehicle in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province 450 km south of capital Kabul on Saturday evening claiming nine lives and injuring one, a local official said Sunday.

"The incident took place at 07:30 p.m. local time in a village of Arghandab district when a mine planted by insurgents struck a military vehicle, as a result, nine people including five policemen, a foreign soldier and a local interpreter were killed," the governor of Arghandab district Shah Mohammad told Xinhua.

Another police sustained injuries in the blast, he further said.

Meantime, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit in talks with media via telephone from undisclosed location claimed of responsibility and said the Taliban loyalists organized the roadside bombing against security forces.

4 killed in Afghan roadside bombing

TIRINKOT, Afghanistan, March 24, 2012 (Xinhua) --

Four people including a former senator were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle Saturday in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, police said.

"Two local elders, including former senator Khiro Jan and Musharaf Uddin, were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in touched off a roadside bomb in Dahyak neighborhood in the provincial capital Tirinkot at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday," police spokesman in the province, Farid Hahel, told Xinhua.

He said two policemen escorting the elders were also killed in the powerful blast.

He blamed Taliban for the attack.

Editor: Yamei Wang