An American major general was killed Tuesday in one of the bloodiest insider attacks of the long Afghanistan war when a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier turned on allied troops, wounding about 15 U.S. and coalition forces, including a German general and two Afghan generals. The U.S. two-star general was the highest-ranked American officer killed in combat in either of the nations post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His name was not immediately released. The attack at Marshal Fahim National Defense University underscored the tensions that persist as the U.S. combat role winds down - and it wasnt the only assault by an Afghan ally on coalition forces on Tuesday. In eastern Paktia province, an Afghan police guard exchanged fire with NATO troops near the governors office, provincial police said. The guard was killed in the gunfight.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 20:37:27 +0000
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