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| Afghanistan |
| 2 NATO soldiers treacherously killed by individuals in Afghan forces uniform in south |
| 2016-05-08 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least two services of the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... -led Resolute Support (RS) mission bit the dust in an attack carried out by individuals in Afghan cops uniform. "Two Resolute Support service members died this morning when two individuals wearing Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) uniforms shot up an ANDSF compound in Southern Afghanistan," according to a statement by the alliance. The statement further added that Resolute Support members returned fire and killed the shooters. The alliance did not disclose further information regarding the exact location of the incident and nationality of the dear departed service members, saying "It is our policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities." The statement added that the Afghan and Resolute Support officials are conducting an investigation into the incident and further information will be released as available and appropriate. "We continue to train, advise and assist the ANDSF, and do not view this incident as representative of the positive relationship between our forces," the statement said. |
| Posted by:Fred |