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NATO Resolute Support mission has released a statement saying that an “insider attack” took place in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing one U.S. service member and wounding two others.
The two wounded U.S. service members are in stable condition and being treated.
Officials are investigating the incident, the statement said.
BREAKING: One U.S. service member was killed & two other U.S. service members were wounded during an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan. via @ResoluteSupport pic.twitter.com/qAby7KDdo1
— W.J. Hennigan (@wjhenn) July 7, 2018
A police officer reportedly told AFP news agency that a shooting took place at a Tarinkot airport, in the capital city of the Uruzgan province, the BBC News reported. This has not yet been confirmed by NATO officials.
The wounded service members are currently undergoing treatment, but are listed in stable condition.
Due to U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the killed service member will not be released until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.
US service member killed, two wounded in ‘apparent insider attack’ in Afghanistan https://t.co/p8rMLhD26N pic.twitter.com/6eNDVaZ2D4
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 7, 2018
Several hundred Marines are stationed in Helmand, while several hundred Air Force members are in Kandahar.
One U.S. service member killed, two wounded, in apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan, @ResoluteSupport says. No word on exactly where yet. A few hundred Marines are in Helmand, and similar sized presence of mostly U.S. Air Force is in Kandahar to train Afghan pilots.
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) July 7, 2018
This latest attack marks the third U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan this year.
MORE: Killed serviceman has become the third one US soldier, who perished in #Afghanistan in 2018 https://t.co/8aYXt6N4W1
— RT (@RT_com) July 7, 2018
In April, an attack in eastern Afghanistan killed one U.S. service member, The New York Times reported. Multiple Afghan soldiers were also killed during the combat operation.
Since 2015, troops in eastern Afghanistan have been fighting the extremist Khorasan group after they began taking territory from the Taliban and the Afghan government.
In January, Sgt. First Class Mihail Golin was killed and four other soldiers wounded during a gunfight in Nangarhar province, also in eastern Afghanistan. The area is held by the Islamic State.
