Saturday, August 11, 2012

A Bloody Day For U.S. And Afghan Troops

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Three More U.S. Soldiers Killed By Afghan In Grim Day For NATO -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Three U.S. Marines have been shot dead by an Afghan worker on a military base in southern Afghanistan, in a deadly 24 hours for NATO-led forces during which six American soldiers were killed in rogue attacks.

The shooting took place on Friday night in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, where three U.S. special forces soldiers were killed by an Afghan policeman and comrades earlier in the day.

"Let me clearly say that those two incidents clearly do not reflect the overall situation here in Afghanistan," the chief NATO force spokesman, Brigadier-General Gunter Katz, told reporters on Saturday.

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Update:
6 Americans killed in one day by Afghan partners -- USA Today/AP

My Comment
: U.S. troops are not the only ones who are getting targeted by rogue Afghan soldiers/policemen/civilians.

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