Two US Soldiers Killed After Afghan Soldier Opens Fire at Them

An Afghan official said that two other US soldiers have been wounded in the attack.

Two US soldiers were killed on Saturday when an Afghan army solider opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said.

Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor in Nangarhar province, said that two other US soldiers were wounded in the attack which took place in Achin district. He said the Afghan soldier was killed after the attack.

The US military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Such insider attacks have happened before in Afghanistan. In March, another Afghan soldier was killed after he opened fire on foreign forces at a base in Helmand province, wounding three US soldiers.