NATO: 2 Service Members Killed in Attack on Afghan Base

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Source: Associated Press

Two members of the international Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed Saturday in an attack on a base in southern Afghanistan, Nato announced.

According to a NATO statement, two Afghans wearing the uniforms of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) opened fire Saturday morning at an ANDSF compound. Other Resolute Support members returned fire and killed the shooters, the statement said.

After international forces wrapped up their combat mission at the end of 2014, Resolute Support was created with a coalition of international troops serving in a training and advisory role. The nationalities of the victims was not announced


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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KABUL, Afghanistan — May 7, 2016, 1:57 PM ET

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1. Afghanistan: Nato soldiers killed in 'green-on-blue' attack

Source: BBC

Afghanistan: Nato soldiers killed in 'green-on-blue' attack

7 May 2016 Asia

Two Nato soldiers have been killed in the south of Afghanistan and a third was wounded when two attackers wearing the uniform of Afghan security forces opened fire on them, Nato has said.

Romanian defence ministry officials are reported to have said those killed were members of the Romanian special forces.

The troops were shot while training police in the city of Kandahar.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36239599