An Afghan soldier was shot dead on Monday after opening fire on NATO troops inside a military base near Kandahar, in the latest in a trend of such attacks highlighting the failure of the training mission in Afghanistan.
“An army soldier has opened fire on ISAF [International Security Assistance Force] vehicle to kill troops,” General Abdul Hameed Hameed, Afghan army commander for southern Afghanistan, told AFP.
No NATO troops were killed, although about 17 foreign troops – including at least seven Americans – have been shot dead by Afghan security personnel in the past three and a half months.
As opposition to the war in Afghanistan reaches record highs in the U.S., this latest attack comes at the end of a weekend onslaught of insurgent violence, opening the Taliban’s annual spring offensive. Nearly 50 people died from the attacks over the weekend.
Oops! My condolences to the family of the fallen Afghan patriot.
when they stand up,we'll gun down.