Afghanistan: US service member killed in 'apparent insider attack'

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

A member of the US armed forces was killed and another was wounded on Saturday in an apparent insider attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said.

The attack is the latest in a series of “green-on-blue” attacks in which members of the Afghan forces have killed US or coalition advisers this year and follows the death of a Czech soldier in the western province of Herat last month.

“Initial reports indicate the attacker was a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces,” the Nato-led mission said in a statement. “Initial reports also indicate the attacker was immediately killed by other Afghan forces.”

It said the incident was being investigated and the wounded service member was in a stable condition, but did not release the identity of the service member who was killed.

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Reuters in Kabul
Sat 3 Nov 2018 12.42 GMT


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/03/afghanistan-kabul-us-armed-forces-killed-insider-attack

[turbinetree]

1. This is just FUCKED UP......................

https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-afghanistan-war-timeline-economic-impact-4122493





November 6, 2018 cannot get here fast enough......................vote

[Sancho]

2. The MIC has been creating wars for profit since WWII....

and they will continue to spend half the US budget on the military until voters put a stop to the insanity. To the wealthy, war is not a cost; it's a marketplace.

[oldlibdem]

3. exactly!

well said indeed, Sancho. now all we need to do is get the deplorables on board.