Member of U.S.-led coalition killed in Afghanistan in apparent insider attack

[Eugene]

Last edited Mon Oct 22, 2018, 06:08 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Washington Post

Member of U.S.-led coalition killed in Afghanistan in apparent insider attack

By Pamela Constable October 22 at 4:31 PM

KABUL — A soldier from the U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan was killed Monday and two others were injured in an apparent insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces, U.S. military officials here said.

The victims were not immediately identified, and no other details of the incident were released.

Afghan military sources said they were trying to confirm reports that an Afghan special operations forces commando had opened fire on U.S. troops in the Shindand region of western Herat province, killing one.

A Pentagon spokesman, Army Col. Robert Manning III, said later that the fatality in Herat was not an American. He declined to say whether any of the wounded were U.S. troops and referred further questions to the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/member-of-us-led-coalition-killed-in-afghanistan-in-apparent-insider-attack/2018/10/22/17e84d56-d60a-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html

______________________________________________________________________

Update from Reuters: Czech soldier killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

[Eugene]

1. Czech soldier killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2018 / 11:39 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Czech soldier killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Czech member of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was killed and two others wounded on Monday in the western province of Herat, the Czech Defence Ministry said.

Earlier, the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul said initial reports indicated the attack was carried out by a member of the Afghan security forces. It had not released the nationality of the service members.

The Czech ministry said in a statement that the two injured soldiers had been taken to Bagram military hospital and did not face life-threatening injuries. The attack was on a vehicle, it said but gave no further details although a spokeswoman said the incident occurred on a base.

The Czech ministry and local officials said the attack happened in Shindand district to the south of Herat city, an area with heavy Taliban presence.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-nato-casualty/czech-soldier-killed-in-apparent-insider-attack-in-afghanistan-idUSKCN1MW26H

[Cold War Spook]

2. The Afghan war just celebrated its 17th anniversary.

One more year and some soldiers training to fight this war will be younger than the war.