Afghan soldier kills US trainer in 'insider' attack

September 27, 2013 03:11

An Afghan soldier opened fire today on his NATO trainers, killing one American and wounding several other coalition troops in the country's east, officials said.

Attacks in which Afghan forces turn their guns on their international partners have killed scores of US-led troops, breeding mistrust and undermining efforts to train local forces before NATO combat troops withdraw next year.

The latest shooting was at a military training facility and base in the eastern province of Paktia, known to be one of the hotbeds of the Taliban insurgency, an Afghan official said.

A US defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the NATO trainer killed was an American.

The soldier attached to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was inside the base when attacked, Rohullah Samoon, the local administration spokesman, told AFP from the provincial capital Gadez.

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