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NATO soldier killed in firefight with Afghan troops: NATO coalition
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Apr 8, 2015 7:55am EDT
NATO soldier killed in firefight with Afghan troops: NATO coalition
KABUL
(Reuters) - One NATO coalition soldier was killed in a firefight that broke out between NATO and Afghan troops in east Afghanistan, the coalition said in a statement.
The NATO statement did not mention the nationality of the dead soldier, but Afghan police sources said the soldiers involved in the incident were American.
The shooting took place after a meeting between a senior U.S. diplomat and a provincial governor.
(Reporting by Jessica Donati; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
NATO soldier killed in firefight with Afghan troops: NATO coalition
KABUL
(Reuters) - One NATO coalition soldier was killed in a firefight that broke out between NATO and Afghan troops in east Afghanistan, the coalition said in a statement.
The NATO statement did not mention the nationality of the dead soldier, but Afghan police sources said the soldiers involved in the incident were American.
The shooting took place after a meeting between a senior U.S. diplomat and a provincial governor.
(Reporting by Jessica Donati; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-afghanistan-fighting-nato-idUSKBN0MZ14B20150408
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Apr 8, 2015 7:38am EDT
Shooting between between Afghan and U.S. forces leaves one Afghan dead
KABUL
(Reuters) - At least one Afghan soldier was killed on Wednesday when a firefight broke out between Afghan and U.S. security forces at a compound where a senior U.S. diplomat met a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan, police sources said.
Five others were wounded, including two American soldiers, in the shooting, which broke out shortly after the diplomat left the compound aboard a helicopter, according to U.S. and Afghan sources.
The American soldiers, who are part of NATO's Resolute Support mission, had been leaving the venue to return to Camp Gamberi in east Afghanistan where they were stationed.
It was unclear who had fired first, police said. An Afghan soldier was being questioned, police added. They had no other details on the American casualties.
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Shooting between between Afghan and U.S. forces leaves one Afghan dead
KABUL
(Reuters) - At least one Afghan soldier was killed on Wednesday when a firefight broke out between Afghan and U.S. security forces at a compound where a senior U.S. diplomat met a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan, police sources said.
Five others were wounded, including two American soldiers, in the shooting, which broke out shortly after the diplomat left the compound aboard a helicopter, according to U.S. and Afghan sources.
The American soldiers, who are part of NATO's Resolute Support mission, had been leaving the venue to return to Camp Gamberi in east Afghanistan where they were stationed.
It was unclear who had fired first, police said. An Afghan soldier was being questioned, police added. They had no other details on the American casualties.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-afghanistan-fighting-idUSKBN0MZ0V520150408
