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Nato troops killed by man dressed in Afghan army uniform | |
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A man wearing an Afghan army uniform has shot and killed two international service members, according to Nato. | A man wearing an Afghan army uniform has shot and killed two international service members, according to Nato. |
The attack happened at a military base in the south of the country, a statement by the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said. | The attack happened at a military base in the south of the country, a statement by the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said. |
The attacker was killed by coalition troops, Isaf said. The nationalities of the soldiers have not been released. | The attacker was killed by coalition troops, Isaf said. The nationalities of the soldiers have not been released. |
The incident comes after several Afghan civilians were killed in an attack for which a US soldier has been charged. | The incident comes after several Afghan civilians were killed in an attack for which a US soldier has been charged. |
An official in the Afghan defence ministry told the BBC that the attack happened in Helmand province, and that the attacker was an Afghan soldier. | |
A spokesman for the governor of Helmand said the shooting followed a "verbal clash" between Afghan and Nato soldiers, and that the Afghan involved was from Kunar province. | |
Lt Col Jimmie Cummings, the Isaf spokesman in Kabul, told the BBC: "An individual wearing an Afghan national army uniform turned his weapon against Isaf force service members in southern Afghanistan today, killing two of our service members. | |
"The individual who opened fire was killed when coalition forces returned fire, and right now a joint Afghan and Isaf team are investigating this." | |
The attack is the latest in a number of "green on blue" incidents - where members of the Afghan security forces turn their weapons on their international colleagues or trainers. | |
The number of these incidents has risen since the inadvertent burning of Korans at a US base in February. | The number of these incidents has risen since the inadvertent burning of Korans at a US base in February. |
Tensions were inflamed further by the killing of 17 Afghan civilians earlier this month. | |
US Staff Sgt Robert Bales, 38, has been charged with killing nine Afghan children and eight adults in their homes in Kandahar province on 11 March. | US Staff Sgt Robert Bales, 38, has been charged with killing nine Afghan children and eight adults in their homes in Kandahar province on 11 March. |
He could face the death penalty if convicted. | He could face the death penalty if convicted. |
The case has undermined US relations with Kabul and led to calls for Nato to speed up its planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. | The case has undermined US relations with Kabul and led to calls for Nato to speed up its planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. |
Sgt Bales' trial could take years, contrasting with Afghan demands for swift and decisive justice. | Sgt Bales' trial could take years, contrasting with Afghan demands for swift and decisive justice. |
The Taliban called off peace talks in the wake of the deadly rampage. | The Taliban called off peace talks in the wake of the deadly rampage. |