3 US soldiers killed, one wounded in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced that three US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday;
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan today. One U.S. soldier was wounded and has been evacuated for medical treatment. Next of kin notification is underway.
This incident is under investigation. Additional information will be released as appropriate.
NPR reports that it was a “green on blue” attack;
An Afghan soldier opened fire on his U.S. counterparts on Saturday, killing three Americans and wounding at least one other. A spokesman for the provincial governor of Nangarhar, in eastern Afghanistan, confirmed that the incident occurred during an operation in the district of Achin, on the Pakistan border.
“In (a) joint US-Afghan military operation … American troops were killed when an Afghan member of army commando opened fire on them,” Attaullah Khogyani told Al-Jazeera earlier in the day. “The Afghan commando was also killed in counterattack.”
The Associated Press reports that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that a Taliban loyalist had infiltrated the Afghan army “just to attack foreign forces.”
Category: Terror War
God rest these men well and be with their families.
That war is awful enough. But to also have to worry about your supposed “allies” on your six makes it worse.
Not to worry. Nothing another decade or two of “training” won’t fix.
Bullshyt….pull our troops out period! Let those immoral, goat screwing, pedophile assholes grub around in their own excrement like they were before we went in originally!
You might want to check your sarcasm detector.
Still safer in Afghanistan than a weekend in Chicago…
To all the PTSD naysayers –
Hey Lily, nobody is denying PTSD exist, it’s the folks faking it for the benefits/pity/15 min. of fame that we have a problem with.
I take it, this has become your personal quest to enlighten all?
I’ve seen lots of comments that appear to be denying PTSD exist. No one can enlighten those who are stuck in their ways. Just one more post to keep others from joining their ignorance if they haven’t become stupid yet.
I’m sorry, but you cannot trust any of those pedophile-worshipping goat-copulating brain-damaged dogs.