High_Gravity
Belligerent Drunk
I keep hearing about Afghan Soldiers turning their guns on US and other NATO forces more and more, the Afghans are not interested in Western democracy who the fuck are we kidding? its time to start bringing our men and women home.
Green On Blue Attacks: NATO Troops Killed By Afghanistan Soldier
Green On Blue Attacks: NATO Troops Killed By Afghanistan Soldier
Green On Blue Attacks: NATO Troops Killed By Afghanistan Soldier
KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan soldier shot and killed two British troops Monday at a NATO coalition base in southern Afghanistan before being gunned down by international forces, officials said.
The attack was the latest in a string of so-called "green on blue" attacks in which Afghan security forces have turned their guns on their international colleagues or mentors. Such attacks have become increasingly common over the past year, particularly since the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base in February.
Fifteen NATO service members, including eight Americans, have been killed by Afghan security officials or militants disguised in their uniforms so far this year.
Monday's shooting occurred around 11 a.m. in front of the main gate of a joint civilian-military base in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand province, the governor's office said.
Ghulam Farooq Parwani, deputy commander of the Afghan National Army in Helmand, said the shooter was from the eastern Nangarhar province and had been in the army for four years. The Afghan soldier arrived at the gate of the base in an army vehicle. He was able to get close to the British troops by claiming that he had been assigned to provide security for a delegation of government officials from Kabul who were visiting the base Monday, according to Parwani.
"He got close to the foreign troops three or four meters (yards) and he opened fire," Parwani said. "Then the foreign troops killed him."
Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said the shooter was an Afghan soldier who was in close contact with insurgents and had notified the Taliban of his planned attack before carrying it out.
Since 2007, Afghan security forces have killed an estimated 79 NATO service members and wounded more than 110 others, according to the Pentagon. More than 75 percent of the attacks have occurred in the past two years.
A Western official in southern Afghanistan confirmed that the attack happened at the main NATO base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province but declined to give further information. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information had not been officially released.
Green On Blue Attacks: NATO Troops Killed By Afghanistan Soldier