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Three US special forces gunned down by traitor Afghan soldier they were training - the THIRD such deadly betrayal of allied forces in a week
Three members of America's special operations forces were killed by a member of the Afghan police in the country's Helmand province this morning.
An Afghan police commander opened fire on the three Americans after inviting them to dinner at his outpost under the pretext of having a meeting to discuss security.
Another service member was injured in the ambush in southern Afghanistan, which is the third deadly attack on coalition forces this week.
The lone gunman fled after attacking the troops while their guard was down. He is still on the loose and is being hunted, reported NBC. The Taliban claimed the shooter joined the insurgency after the attack.
The troops were killed while attending the dinner meeting in the Sarwan Qlal area, in what appears to be a planned attack. Also at the dinner were recruits to the Afghan Local Police, a village militia being trained by American special forces, according to an Afghan official.
'It looks like he had drawn up a plan to kill them previously,' an Afghan official said of the lone shooter. The shooting happened in Sangin district of Helmand, said U.S. military spokeswoman Maj. Lori Hodge.
Read more: Three US troops killed by Afghan gunman dressed in army uniform in 'green on blue' attack | Mail Online
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
Three members of America's special operations forces were killed by a member of the Afghan police in the country's Helmand province this morning.
An Afghan police commander opened fire on the three Americans after inviting them to dinner at his outpost under the pretext of having a meeting to discuss security.
Another service member was injured in the ambush in southern Afghanistan, which is the third deadly attack on coalition forces this week.
The lone gunman fled after attacking the troops while their guard was down. He is still on the loose and is being hunted, reported NBC. The Taliban claimed the shooter joined the insurgency after the attack.
The troops were killed while attending the dinner meeting in the Sarwan Qlal area, in what appears to be a planned attack. Also at the dinner were recruits to the Afghan Local Police, a village militia being trained by American special forces, according to an Afghan official.
'It looks like he had drawn up a plan to kill them previously,' an Afghan official said of the lone shooter. The shooting happened in Sangin district of Helmand, said U.S. military spokeswoman Maj. Lori Hodge.
Read more: Three US troops killed by Afghan gunman dressed in army uniform in 'green on blue' attack | Mail Online
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®