In Afghanistan According to the American military, two US soldiers have been killed and six others injured. A man in Afghan uniform opened fire with a machine gun, a spokesman for the US troops in Afghanistan with. The motive for the crime is still unclear.
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Previously, there was a joint deployment of troops from the United States and Afghanistan. The incident occurred in Nangarhar province. A security official said there had been clashes between American and Afghan soldiers.
He informed the AP news agency that the attacker had been killed. An Afghan soldier was also injured. It remained unclear whether the attack was the cause.
Negotiations with Taliban
The province of Nangarhar is located in eastern Afghanistan on the border with Pakistan. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State have been active in the region in the past. At least 13,000 US soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan.
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For months, US diplomats have been negotiating security guarantees with the Taliban in return for the withdrawal of international troops, which the radical Islamists have requested.
In the past there have been insider attacks
US troops have been fighting in Afghanistan for 18 years. It is the longest war in US history. In late 2019, US President Donald Trump announced 4,000 soldiers from the state to be deducted,
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In the past there have been so-called insider attacks in Afghanistan in which domestic security forces attack foreign soldiers. Last July, two Afghan soldiers were killed by an Afghan soldier in southern Kandahar province. An attacker was injured and arrested.
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Three American soldiers were injured in September when a police officer shot at a military convoy. This incident also occurred in the Kandahar region.
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