Afghan soldier kills US marine in latest attacks against foreign troops

by The Right Scoop

The Afghan soldier opened fire on international troops in the Tarekh Naver in the Marjah district, a former Taliban stronghold that was the site of a major offensive by coalition forces in 2010, said a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province.

A senior US defence official in Washington said Sunday that the victim was a U.S. Marine in Helmand province, and that one other Marine was wounded. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the attack is under investigation had no other details.

The shooting marks the second recent killing of a US Marine in Helmand by an Afghan soldier. Lance Cpl Edward Dycus was shot in the head by an Afghan soldier in Helmand’s Marja district while on guard duty on Jan 31 and died the next day.


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