Gunman Wearing Afghan Army Uniform Kills 2 U.s. Soldiers

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<p> Gunman wearing Afghan army uniform kills 2 U.S. soldiers </p>< br />

<p>2013-03-12 11:47:58 GMT+7 (ICT) </p><br /> <p>KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A gunman wearing a military uniform on Monday killed two American soldiers in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.<br /></p><br /><p>The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that two U.S. service members were among the fatal victims when an individual wearing an Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) uniform turned a weapon against service members.<br /></p><br /><p>Meanwhile, media reports said that two Afghan soldiers were also killed in the attack, although some said up to three were killed. The incident occurred in in the district of Jalrez, located in Afghanistan's Wardak Province.<br /></p><br /><p>Several others, including a number of American soldiers, were also injured before the gunman was shot and killed. Emergency teams airlifted the wounded to medical facilities. The victims' identities were not immediately known.<br /></p><br /><p>On Friday, three gunmen also wearing ANSF uniforms and driving an ANSF vehicle forced their way onto Forward Operating Base Tagab in Kapisa province and opened fire at coalition service members and civilian contractors. Security forces killed the gunmen, but a civilian contractor was killed in the attack, although his or her nationality was not immediately disclosed.<br /></p><br /><p>On January 7, a British soldier was killed and six others were injured when a member of the Afghan National Army turned his weapon against foreign troops at a patrol base in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province, located in southern Afghanistan. Last year, more than 60 soldiers were killed in similar insider attacks, also known as 'green-on-blue' attacks.<br /></p> <p>

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[Bwanatickey]

These tactics are working for the Insurgents,and the more results they gain,only means one thing,it is a method that is going to be continued.Resulting in even more senseless waste of life for our Boys,time to bring them home.

[jamhar]

agreed..

Its become counter effective. Esp with Pakistan in danger of being sanctioned by the US for the iranian pipeline. If the sanctioning happens, the US will lose land access to Afghanistan.

[simple1]

agreed..

Its become counter effective. Esp with Pakistan in danger of being sanctioned by the US for the iranian pipeline. If the sanctioning happens, the US will lose land access to Afghanistan.

What are the proposed sanctions? From my reading it will restrict/block legal financial transactions between Pakistani financial institutions and US banks and reduction of military aid; will this lead to Pakistan blocking access to land routes to Afghanistan with all the income it generates for Pakistan?

The US is losing the original strategic goals for the invasion of Afghanistan. Right now Al Qaeda presence is significantly reduced, but there are serious questions of whether this will be the case once US reduces it's military operations forces down to 6,000 maybe 10,000 after 2014 & Afghanistan will revert to a dysfunctional State outside of the major cities. Take a look at the review at the following URL:

http://www.aei.org/article/foreign-and-defense-policy/regional/india-pakistan-afghanistan/how-to-waste-a-decade-in-afghanistan/

Edited March 14, 2013 by simple1

[rgs2001uk]

agreed..

Its become counter effective. Esp with Pakistan in danger of being sanctioned by the US for the iranian pipeline. If the sanctioning happens, the US will lose land access to Afghanistan.

What are the proposed sanctions? From my reading it will restrict/block legal financial transactions between Pakistani financial institutions and US banks and reduction of military aid; will this lead to Pakistan blocking access to land routes to Afghanistan with all the income it generates for Pakistan?

The US is losing the original strategic goals for the invasion of Afghanistan. Right now Al Qaeda presence is significantly reduced, but there are serious questions of whether this will be the case once US reduces it's military operations forces down to 6,000 maybe 10,000 after 2014 & Afghanistan will revert to a dysfunctional State outside of the major cities. Take a look at the review at the following URL:

http://www.aei.org/article/foreign-and-defense-policy/regional/india-pakistan-afghanistan/how-to-waste-a-decade-in-afghanistan/

The US is losing the original strategic goals for the invasion of Afghanistan

No one seem to be able to tell us, what exactly were the "original strategic goals", how they would be accomplished and what the time line would be.

Right now Al Qaeda presence is significantly reduced

What a brilliant strategy on their part, bide their time in Pakistan and wait for the pull out.

No doubt Karzai has exit strategy plan A and B in place for himself and his cronies to abscond to with their ill gotten gains.

[Steely Dan]

If aliens were to land in Afghanistan and observed what's going on there I doubt they would come up with any other suggestions for ISAF troops than to kill anyone in an Afghan army uniform or failing that get the hell out of the place.