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| International soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attacks' | |
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| Four international soldiers have been killed in two apparent insider attacks in Afghanistan, reports and officials from the Isaf coalition force say. | |
| A man wearing Afghan army uniform killed three soldiers in one attack in Paktika province, close to the border with Pakistan. | A man wearing Afghan army uniform killed three soldiers in one attack in Paktika province, close to the border with Pakistan. |
| An Italian soldier died in another attack in Farah province in the west of the country, Italian officials said. | An Italian soldier died in another attack in Farah province in the west of the country, Italian officials said. |
| Isaf forces have taken a series of measures to try to halt such attacks. | Isaf forces have taken a series of measures to try to halt such attacks. |
| The last insider attack on foreign troops was more than a month ago, the BBC's David Loyn reports from Kabul. | The last insider attack on foreign troops was more than a month ago, the BBC's David Loyn reports from Kabul. |
| In the incident close to the Pakistan border, Afghan sources told the BBC that when the man in Afghan army uniform opened fire, other international troops fired back. | In the incident close to the Pakistan border, Afghan sources told the BBC that when the man in Afghan army uniform opened fire, other international troops fired back. |
| Meanwhile, the Nato-led coalition said the soldier killed in western Afghanistan had been killed "during an attack by an enemy of Afghanistan". | |
| A Lynx vehicle was attacked at 10:30 local time (05:00 GMT) as it returned to base as part of a Military Adviser Team convoy after training Afghan security forces, Italy's defence ministry said. | |
| One soldier was killed by "hostile elements" and three more were wounded, a statement said. | |
| Details of the attack are still being investigated but initial reports say a grenade was thrown at the vehicle by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, Ansa news agency says. | |
| The dead soldier was later named as Giuseppe La Rosa, a 31-year-old member of the Third Bersaglieri Regiment. |