Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 4, 2012

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alan Saylor observes U.S. and Afghan and soldiers safely traverse a muddy hill during a patrol outside the village of Omar Kala near Combat Outpost Zormat in Afghanistan's Paktya province, May 30, 2012. Saylor is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric-James Estrada

Nato Soldiers Wounded In Another 'Green On Blue' Attack -- The Telegraph

A man in Afghan army uniform has wounded five Nato soldiers at a military base near Kabul, the latest so-called "green on blue" attack that comes just days after three British troops were killed.

Attacks by Afghan security forces on their allies from the US-led alliance have claimed 26 lives so far this year, with the latest incident taking the total number of such attacks this year to 19.

"An individual wearing Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on coalition soldiers yesterday (Tuesday), wounding five," Colonel Jimmie Cummings, a spokesman for the 130,000-strong US-led Nato coalition force said.

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Man in Afghan army uniform wounds five Nato soldiers -- BBC
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