US service member killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan – By Associated Press (theguardian.com) / July 7 2018
Taliban says the shooting was carried out by a member of the Afghan security force who acted alone
A US service member has been killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan. Photograph: Ghulamullah Habibi/EPA
The US-led coalition headquarters in Kabul has confirmed that a US service member has been killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan.
A statement issued by the Resolute Support Mission on Saturday said two other US service members were wounded but in a stable condition. It added that the name of the deceased service member was being withheld until next of kin is notified.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yosuf Ahmadi, said in a message to media on Saturday that the shooting, which took place in the southern Uruzgan province, was carried out by a member of the Afghan security force who acted alone, but that the group “appreciated” his attack.
It was not immediately clear what became of the shooter.
