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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan soldier fires at US troops, injures several |
| 2009-11-22 |
| A number of US troops have been injured when an Afghan soldier opened fire at their convoy in Khost province, the third such accident in less than two months. Local officials in eastern Afghanistan announced on Sunday that an Afghan soldier opened fire on a US convoy injuring several US troops late Saturday, IRNA reported. The officials who wanted to remain unnamed added that the Afghan soldier was also injured during the incident. However, it was not clear whether he was shot by the US soldiers or himself. This is the third time such an accident has happened in the past two months. Earlier in November, an Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five of them. The incident came almost exactly a month after an Afghan policeman on patrol with US soldiers opened fire on the Americans, killing two before fleeing. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 I don't think the word "accident" means what the writer of this article thinks it means. If it happens once, it might be an accident. If it happens twice, it's time to get suspicious. The third time is enough to ensure every soldier in Afghanistan will watch "Afghanis" closely whenever they're around. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-11-22 21:31 |
| #2 FTA: "the third such accident in less than two months" Accident? /s |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-11-22 19:22 |
| #1 wonder if this one of those afghan soldiers who left the taliban recently and supposedly changed ranks. |
| Posted by: chris 2009-11-22 15:13 |