MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Initial reports stated that the so-called green-on-blue attack injured three Resolute Support mission soldiers in Nangahar's provincial capital of Jalalabad.
An incident in Jalalabad today resulted in the death of one #ResoluteSupport service member.
— Resolute Support (@ResoluteSupport) 8 апреля 2015
The NATO mission later announced in a statement that one of its troops had been killed in the shooting incident, which followed the US ambassador's visit with the governor of the east Afghan province.
We are aware that there was an exchange of gunfire involving @ResoluteSupport service members near the provincial governor's compound 1/3
— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) 8 апреля 2015
in Jalalabad. The incident took place after a senior U.S. official held a meeting with the provincial governor. 2/3
— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) 8 апреля 2015
All Chief of Mission personnel of the visiting party are accounted for. 3/3 #Afghanistan
— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) 8 апреля 2015
As the 14-year US-led war in Afghanistan drew to a close, cases of local security forces members turning on foreign personnel escalated in 2012.
Although security precautions have led to a decrease in insider attacks, the latest incident was the second this year following the murder of three US military contractors by an Afghan soldier in January.
The latest phase of the NATO troop presence in Afghanistan after formal combat operations ended in the closing days of 2014 has left a 10,000-strong contingent engaged in training, advising and assisting Afghan security forces.
