Afghan soldier kills 1 American soldier, wounds 2 US troops

[European Knight]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/be597...ls-2-civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan soldier shot and killed a U.S. soldier and wounded two others Wednesday before being shot dead, the first so-called "insider attack" to target NATO troops since they ended their combat mission at the start of the year.

The shooting happened after Afghan provincial leaders met a U.S. Embassy official at the compound of the Nangarhar provincial governor in the city of Jalalabad. All U.S. Embassy staff were accounted for and safe, the diplomatic mission said.

"Right after the U.S. official had left, suddenly an Afghan army soldier opened fire on the U.S. soldiers who were present in the compound," said Afghan Gen. Fazel Ahmad Sherzad, the police chief for eastern Nangarhar province

The American troops returned fire, killing the Afghan soldier, whom Sherzad identified as Abdul Azim of Laghman province.

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These attacks are so pointless. Maybe the Afghans who do it have a reason to seek revenge over something (like the destruction of their whole country), but they usually end up dead, so it's a waste of time.