Afghan ‘Insider Attack’ Kills 2 US Soldiers, Wounds 6 (Update)

FOX News: Afghanistan 'insider attack' leaves 2 US soldiers dead, 6 wounded

Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six were wounded Saturday when American and Afghan troops were fired on during a mission in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Fox News.

The casualties occurred when an Afghan wearing an army uniform suddenly opened fire, The Associated Press reported.

The U.S. military has not officially called the incident an "insider attack," because the motive remains unclear and the shooter “was not one of the soldiers on the patrol,” a U.S. defense official told Fox News.

Such attacks have been frequent occurrences in the nearly two decades U.S. troops have been deployed in the country. In 2012, for example, 25 percent of American military deaths in Afghanistan were caused by allied Afghan forces, military officials have said.

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More News On Yesterday's Attack That Killed 2 US Soldiers And Wounding 6

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack -- AP
Insider attack in Afghanistan kills two American soldiers and Afghan serviceman -- Reuters
Afghan ‘Insider Attack’ Kills 2 US Soldiers, Wounds 6 Others -- VOA
Two US service members killed in insider attack in Afghanistan -- The Hill
Two US service members killed in Afghanistan attack -- CNN