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| Two US soldiers were killed on Saturday when an Afghan army soldier opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said. | Two US soldiers were killed on Saturday when an Afghan army soldier opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said. |
| Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor in Nangarhar province, said that two other US soldiers were wounded in the attack, which took place in the Achin district. He said the Afghan soldier was killed after the attack. | Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor in Nangarhar province, said that two other US soldiers were wounded in the attack, which took place in the Achin district. He said the Afghan soldier was killed after the attack. |
| A statement from the US military said the military was “aware of an incident in eastern Afghanistan”. | |
| A White House spokesman, Raj Shah, told reporters traveling with Donald Trump in New Jersey, where he is spending the day at his Bedminster golf course, that Trump was “following the emerging situation in Afghanistan”. | |
| According to a review published earlier this year by West Point’s Modern War Institute, such “insider attacks” have since 2007 killed at least 157 Nato coalition troops and personnel, including many Americans, along with 557 members of the Afghan security forces. | According to a review published earlier this year by West Point’s Modern War Institute, such “insider attacks” have since 2007 killed at least 157 Nato coalition troops and personnel, including many Americans, along with 557 members of the Afghan security forces. |
| The report said the attacks had “sown a degree of distrust” between Nato troops and Afghan forces “as they struggle to fight a common enemy”. | The report said the attacks had “sown a degree of distrust” between Nato troops and Afghan forces “as they struggle to fight a common enemy”. |
| About 8,400 US troops remain in Afghanistan, 16 years into America’s longest war. Donald Trump and his advisers have been considering options for sending 3,000 to 5,000 more troops after public requests from commanders. | About 8,400 US troops remain in Afghanistan, 16 years into America’s longest war. Donald Trump and his advisers have been considering options for sending 3,000 to 5,000 more troops after public requests from commanders. |
| In April this year, up to 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in the country when the US dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat. | In April this year, up to 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in the country when the US dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat. |