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| Translator kills two US soldiers | Translator kills two US soldiers |
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| Two US soldiers who died in eastern Afghanistan on Friday were shot dead by an Afghan interpreter, it has emerged. | |
| A Nato official said the translator gunned down the US soldiers before other soldiers shot him dead at an outpost in Wardak province. | A Nato official said the translator gunned down the US soldiers before other soldiers shot him dead at an outpost in Wardak province. |
| A US military official told Reuters news agency the attacker seemed to be a "disgruntled employee", not a militant. | A US military official told Reuters news agency the attacker seemed to be a "disgruntled employee", not a militant. |
| Also in Wardak province, four Afghan soldiers died in an apparently bungled coalition air strike. | Also in Wardak province, four Afghan soldiers died in an apparently bungled coalition air strike. |
| Afghanistan's defence ministry demanded punishment for those behind the air strike; Nato said the deaths were "regrettable" and announced an investigation. | Afghanistan's defence ministry demanded punishment for those behind the air strike; Nato said the deaths were "regrettable" and announced an investigation. |
| The shootings involving the translator and the air strike were not thought to be related. | The shootings involving the translator and the air strike were not thought to be related. |
| An Afghan provincial official told Reuters the interpreter had argued with the soldiers over pay and treatment, before opening fire. | An Afghan provincial official told Reuters the interpreter had argued with the soldiers over pay and treatment, before opening fire. |