Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Two Americans killed in attack at Kabul army base

A gunmen in an Afghan army uniform has opened fire on a group of US soldiers, killing at least two Americans including a civilian in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.


The shooting took place at 11am local time (0630GMT) on Wednesday while international troops visited a military base in Kabul, according to Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defence.

NATO said in a statement later on Wednesday that "one US service member and one US civilians died as a result of wounds sustained in Kabul".

The shooter was killed after the exchange of fire in the Rishkhor neighbourhood of Kabul, which houses an Afghan special forces training centre, according to NATO and Waziri.

The Americans were conducting duties as part of their mission to train, advise and assist Afghan forces when they came under attack, NATO said, adding that an investigation had been launched into the incident.

"Anytime we lose a member of our team, it is deeply painful," said General John Nicholson, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan.

"Our sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and the units of those involved in this incident. To those who continue to target coalition forces... (we) will continue to pursue our mission to help our partners create a better Afghanistan."
 [aljazeera.com]
19/10/16
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