U.S. paratroopers fire at insurgent forces during a firefight on the outskirts of Spedar village in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. This was the first of several firefights U.S. and Afghan soldiers encountered during their daylong partnered patrol. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
'Green On Blue' Attack In Afghanistan Claims 3 Coalition Soldiers -- McClatchy News
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three coalition soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Sunday when a man wearing an Afghan police uniform turned his weapon against them, coalition officials said.
The incident appears to be the latest in a series of "green on blue" attacks on international forces by their Afghan partners.
The International Security Assistance Force, as the coalition is formally known, refused to confirm the nationality of the three soldiers, but most ISAF forces in southern Afghanistan are U.S. troops.
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.... At least 80 coalition troops have been killed by the Afghans they were working with, according to the Pentagon. Half of those attacks have occurred since May 2009.
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