At least two US service members killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the US military says
The apparent insider attack, which took place in Nangarhar province, occurred after a combined US and Afghan force was returning from a"key-leader engagement," Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
Two US service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them, the US military said on Saturday. "We are still collecting information and the cause or motive behind the attack is unknown at this time," Leggett added. It wasn't immediately clear if the gunman was an insurgent infiltrator or rogue Afghan military personnel.
Omer is a member of the provincial council and from Nangarhar province's Sherzad district, where he said the incident took place. An Afghan soldier was wounded, Omer said, without saying whether the wounded soldier had been involved in the shootings.Last July, two US service members were killed by an Afghan soldier in the southern Kandahar province.
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