2 U.S. troops killed, 6 wounded in attack in Afghanistan
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Source: NBC News
Two U.S. troops were killed and six others wounded in an attack Saturday in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, a military official said.
U.S. and Afghan forces were conducting a joint operation when an individual wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on the service members using a machine gun, according to Col. Sonny Leggett, spokesman for American forces in Afghanistan.
"We are still collecting information and the cause or motive behind the attack is unknown at this time," Leggett said in a statement. "The incident is under investigation."
The names of the service members killed in action will not be released until 24 hours after their families have been notified, officials said.
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Feb. 8, 2020, 5:13 PM EST / Updated Feb. 8, 2020, 11:06 PM EST
By Courtney Kube and Ahmed Mengli
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Original NBC News headline: Multiple U.S. troops killed and wounded in attack in Afghanistan
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Source: Associated Press
US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack
By RAHIM FAIEZ and KATHY GANNON
February 9, 2020
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U.S. military said.
A member of Nangarhar’s provincial council, Ajmal Omer, told The Associated Press that the gunman was killed. There have been numerous attacks by Afghan national army soldiers on their allied partners during 18 years of America’s protracted war in Afghanistan.
Six U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan since the start of 2020, including Saturday’s casualties. Last year, 22 U.S. service personnel died in combat there.
An Afghan defense ministry official, who was not identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the shooter was an Afghan soldier who had argued with the U.S. forces before opening fire. He was not a Taliban infiltrator, the official said.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/ed573fec92465305a5e3256cda62160c
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How many more of our young men and women will meet their end in that Dog forsaken country?