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3 US Contractors Killed at Kabul Airport
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. defense officials say three American contractors were shot to death by a gunman in the Afghan capital of Kabul.One official said the shooting happened Thursday at the North Kabul International Airport complex in the early evening hours. Officials said a local Afghan national was also killed. It was not immediately clear who did the shooting or whether the shooter was a member of the Afghan security forces. The U.S. defense officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the incident was in the early stages of investigation. And the White House still refuses to call the Taliban terrorists, because you know whose side the White House is on.
The Taliban on Friday claimed responsibility for an apparent "insider attack" at Kabul airport in which three American contractors and an Afghan were killed. A U.S. defense official in Washington told Agence France Presse that the American victims, who were employed under a U.S. Defense Department contract to help train the Afghan air force, died from gunshot wounds. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said a member of the insurgent movement was responsible for the attack. "A brave Afghan mujahid infiltrator working in the military side of Kabul airport opened fire on invading American soldiers, killing three Americans," he said in a statement sent to media. Western troops and civilians training Afghan security forces have faced lethal assaults from Afghans in uniform who turn their guns on their counterparts. NATO troops have adopted special security measures in recent years to try to counter the threat. Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-01-30 |
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