Attacker in Afghan army uniform kills NATO coalition soldier

Attacker in Afghan army uniform kills NATO coalition soldier

Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan

An attacker wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on international troops today in southern Afghanistan, killing one, NATO said.

Coalition forces returned fire and killed the attacker.

The shooting was the latest in a string of attacks against U.S. and other foreign forces by their Afghan partners or assailants posing as them.

The alliance did not provide more details, saying an investigation was under way. It also did not disclose the nationality of the service member killed. NATO usually waits for member nations to provide those details.

Such attacks have raised the level of mistrust and ill will between the U.S.-led coalition and its Afghan counterparts and drawn concern about the readiness of government forces to take over their own security ahead of the 2014 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign combat troops.