Monday, October 14, 2013

Another Insider Attack In Afghanistan

 

ISAF Member Killed In Afghanistan -- CNN Staff 

(CNN) -- A man in the uniform of an Afghan soldier shot and killed a member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, ISAF reported.

The killing, which was still under investigation Sunday afternoon, follows a long series of "insider" attacks by Afghan troops or infiltrators on U.S. and allied troops, including one in September that killed three Americans in eastern Afghanistan.

So-called "green on blue" attacks killed dozens of coalition troops in 2012, prompting the U.S. command in Kabul to stop some joint operations with Afghan security forces.  

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More News On The Latest Insider Attack In Afghanistan  

ISAF soldier killed in latest insider attack in eastern Afghanistan -- Long War Journal
American Soldier Is Shot and Killed by Attacker in Afghan Uniform -- New York Times
American killed by Afghan in security uniform -- NBC
Afghan in uniform shoots at U.S. soldiers in country's east -- Reuters  

My Comment: As the draw-down date approaches for ISAF troops in Afghanistan .... expect even more insider attacks to occur.

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