Attack at Afghan base kills US soldier, wounds 15

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-EXCITE

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one U.S. soldier and wounding 15, including a German brigadier general and "about a dozen" Americans, authorities said.

Details about the attack at Camp Qargha, a base west of the capital, Kabul, weren't immediately clear. Gen. Mohammmad Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Defense Ministry, said a "terrorist in an army uniform" opened fire on both local and international troops. Azimi said the shooter had been killed and that three Afghan army officers were wounded.

A U.S. official said one American soldier was killed and "about a dozen" of the wounded were Americans, but declined to comment further. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss details of the attack by name on the record.

Germany's military said one NATO soldier was killed, while 15 NATO soldiers were wounded in an assault launched "probably by internal attackers." The wounded included a German brigadier general, who the German military said was receiving medical treatment and was "not in a life-threatening condition."

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Terrible. It must be very hard to trust people over there.

[bigdarryl]

2. We should of gotten every single soldier the hell out of there instead of

This pack agreement we signed that some troops will be staying there

[Purveyor]

3. ABC News: Two-Star General Killed In Afghanistan Attack

Tuesday, August 05, 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan --
ABC News has learned that an American two-star general was killed in an attack at a military base in Afghanistan.

This is the highest-ranking member of the U.S. military to die in hostilities in the war in Afghanistan.

According to the Associated Press, a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday.

Details about the attack at Camp Qargha, a base west of the capital, Kabul, weren't immediately clear. Gen. Mohammmad Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Defense Ministry, said a "terrorist in an army uniform" opened fire on both local and international troops. Azimi said the shooter had been killed and that three Afghan army officers were wounded.

A U.S. official said one American soldier was killed and "about a dozen" of the wounded were Americans, but declined to comment further. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss details of the attack by name on the record.

http://6abc.com/news/abc-news-two-star-general-killed-in-afghanistan-attack/241651/

ABC Radio news reports this is the highest ranking soldier killed in combat since Vietnam.

[daleo]

4. That is pretty significant

There was either a huge security lapse or the shooter was highly trusted, to get that close to a two star general.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. First general KIA since 1970.

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan soldier killed a United States Army major general and wounded a German brigadier general and at least 14 other foreign and Afghan military service members on Tuesday at a military training academy on the outskirts of Kabul, officials of the American-led coalition said Tuesday. The major general appeared to be the highest-ranking member of the American military to die in hostilities overseas since the Vietnam War.

The coalition officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a senior Afghan commander also was among the wounded. The officials declined to identify any of the victims by name. The identity of the gunman was not disclosed, either.

The German military confirmed that one of its brigadier generals serving in Afghanistan was among 15 coalition-led troops wounded in the shooting, described as “presumably an internal attack.” The general was being treated for his injuries, which were not life-threatening, the Germans said in a statement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/world/asia/afghanistan-attack.html?_r=0