Taliban claims responsibility for attack that kills two US soldiers in Afghanistan
Source: The Independent
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in eastern Afghanistan that left two US soldiers dead and two others wounded.
"An Afghan army soldier opened fire and killed two American soldiers and injured two others," Attaullah Khogyani, spokesperson for the governor of Nangarhar province, told Fox News. "The Afghan army soldier was killed in return fire."
The Taliban claimed responsibility in a statement by Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid, who said the Taliban loyalist had infiltrated the Afghan army "just to attack foreign forces", according to Fox News
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(101,368 posts)"Several members of the Afghan security forces were killed on Friday when a US military aircraft opened fire during an overnight operation in Helmand province, according to officials.
The incident took place in the Loy Bagh area of Nad Ali district on Friday, said Razia Baluch, a provincial council member from the southern province.
There were conflicting reports about the number of officers, members of the Afghan Border Police, killed in the air raid.
Local media reported at least two deaths, while the Reuters news agency quoted Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the Helmand governor, as saying that three officers had lost their lives and two were wounded."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/air-raid-kills-afghan-forces-helmand-170610095748162.html