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           Afghan Soldier Opens Fire on NATO Troops in Insider Attack

   by Ayesha Tanzeem

   An Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on NATO-led troops, killing
   one before being shot and killed in return fire, in eastern
   Afghanistan.

   "An incident in Jalalabad today resulted in the death of one Resolute
   Support service member," said a statement from the offices of the
   Resolute Support Mission, the force that transitioned from the
   International Security Assistance Force on January 1.

   The statement added the incident is "under investigation."  The motive
   for the attack is unknown.

   Nangarhar's provincial police chief said the shooting happened in the
   compound of the Jalalabad governor's house at the end of a meeting
   between a U.S. embassy official and four governors of Eastern provinces
   to discuss security and other issues.   All the delegates had left the
   compound and are reported safe.

   A short statement from the U.S. embassy in Kabul said diplomats are
   "aware of the exchange of fire" and soldiers from the "Resolute Support
   Mission were involved."
   The Associated Press identified the Afghan soldier as Abdul Azim, from
   Laghman province.

   AP also reported three American soldiers were wounded in the attack.

   Series of attacks
   It is the second attack by an Afghan soldier on foreign forces this
   year.  Last month, an Afghan soldier killed three American contractors
   before getting shot himself.

   Attacks of Afghan soldiers on Western forces, known as green-on-blue
   attacks, were a serious concern when U.S. troops were playing a combat
   role until the end of last year in Afghanistan.  They have now shifted
   to mostly a support role and the number of troops has declined from a
   height of more than a 100,000 to less than 10,000.

   Last year, a U.S. major general was killed and 16 ISAF personnel
   wounded in one such attack.

   2012 was a bloody year for ISAF forces when NATO confirmed 45 attacks
   killed 61 of its personnel, mostly Americans.

   Since then, the preventative measures introduced by NATO and Afghans
   have led to a decline in such attacks.
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