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| Three Nato soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan 'insider attack' | Three Nato soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan 'insider attack' |
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| Nato said on Saturday that three international troops have been killed in a shooting in Afghanistan. | Nato said on Saturday that three international troops have been killed in a shooting in Afghanistan. |
| "Three International Security Assistance Force service members died when an individual wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform shot them in eastern Afghanistan today," the Nato-led coalition said in a statement. | "Three International Security Assistance Force service members died when an individual wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform shot them in eastern Afghanistan today," the Nato-led coalition said in a statement. |
| An Afghan general, Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a Defense Ministry spokesman, confirmed the incident, saying the attack took place in Gardez, the capital of the eastern Paktia province. He said the ministry was investigating the attack. In a statement, Nato said officials from the international force were working with Afghan officials in the investigation. The Nato statement did not reveal the nationality of the troops who were killed. | |
| It is the first such attack in months. Last year, a surge in such insider attacks seriously eroded trust between the international coalition and their Afghan allies, and raised troubling questions about the unpopular war's direction. | It is the first such attack in months. Last year, a surge in such insider attacks seriously eroded trust between the international coalition and their Afghan allies, and raised troubling questions about the unpopular war's direction. |
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