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| US military confirms 2 troops killed & 6 injured in Afghanistan by ‘individual in Afghan uniform’ | US military confirms 2 troops killed & 6 injured in Afghanistan by ‘individual in Afghan uniform’ |
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| At least two US service members were killed and six others injured after an individual in “Afghan uniform” armed with a machine gun opened fire on a joint patrol in Afghanistan, the US military has confirmed. | |
| The incident took place in Nangarhar province earlier on Saturday as a combined US and Afghan force was returning from a "key-leader engagement," a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan said in a late-night statement. | |
| The wounded service members are receiving medical treatment at a US facility, Colonel Sonny Leggett added, sharing no details of their condition. | The wounded service members are receiving medical treatment at a US facility, Colonel Sonny Leggett added, sharing no details of their condition. |
| No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but given the uniform, there’s a possibility it was an insider "green-on-blue" attack. In addition, both the Taliban and affiliates of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists are active in Eastern Nangarhar province. | |
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