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Afghan soldier fires at US troops, injures several
Press TV (Iran) ^ | Nov 22nd 2009 | RZS/SC/DT

Posted on 11/22/2009 5:45:39 AM PST by Cardhu

A number of US troops have been injured when an Afghan soldier opened fire at their convoy in Khost province, the third such accident in less than two months.

Local officials in eastern Afghanistan announced on Sunday that an Afghan soldier opened fire on a US convoy injuring several US troops late Saturday, IRNA reported.

The officials who wanted to remain unnamed added that the Afghan soldier was also injured during the incident. However, it was not clear whether he was shot by the US soldiers or himself.

This is the third time such an accident has happened in the past two months. Earlier in November, an Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five of them.

The incident came almost exactly a month after an Afghan policeman on patrol with US soldiers opened fire on the Americans, killing two before fleeing.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; injured; rogueafghansoldier; talibanoperative; troops
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1 posted on 11/22/2009 5:45:39 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: Cardhu

“This is the third time such an accident...” ACCIDENT!? It seems that these muzzis accomplished their goals. Accident, my a**.


2 posted on 11/22/2009 5:50:15 AM PST by hal ogen
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To: Cardhu

I hope our troops didn’t fire back. That would make their CIC very, very angry.


3 posted on 11/22/2009 5:52:58 AM PST by samtheman
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To: hal ogen

Yes. not a good choice, may be something was lost in translation, should be, “incident”


4 posted on 11/22/2009 5:56:06 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: Cardhu
Pull the eff out and blow the place up.

(Sorry...I'm in a bad mood after last night's senate vote. And it doesn't look like my mood will get better any time soon.)

5 posted on 11/22/2009 5:59:32 AM PST by tsmith130
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To: Cardhu

And now we are training militia—how will our troops know who to trust?


6 posted on 11/22/2009 6:04:05 AM PST by samsmom
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To: samsmom; hal ogen; tsmith130

The latest update is that one US soldier was injured.


7 posted on 11/22/2009 6:15:12 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: samsmom; hal ogen; tsmith130

The latest update is that one US soldier was injured.


8 posted on 11/22/2009 6:16:06 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: samsmom

The same way the British, the Russians, and even Afghanis know who to trust.

You trust no one when dealing with Afghanis. That is the lesson of history. Sekundar Burnes would agree.


9 posted on 11/22/2009 6:18:30 AM PST by Spike Knotts
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To: samsmom

Obamessiah will tell our troops who to trust.


10 posted on 11/22/2009 6:26:54 AM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: Spike Knotts

You are right who ever pays gets their allegiance every payday.


11 posted on 11/22/2009 6:28:34 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: Cardhu

Was the shooter Moslem?


12 posted on 11/22/2009 6:44:28 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Spike Knotts


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

13 posted on 11/22/2009 6:54:09 AM PST by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: samsmom

You can only trust dead Muslims. Let God sort them out.


14 posted on 11/22/2009 6:56:54 AM PST by MaxMax (Obamao can't play in the Olympic reindeer games)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

As 99% of Afghans are Muslim I imagine that is the case.


15 posted on 11/22/2009 7:08:22 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: MaxMax

See tag line.


16 posted on 11/22/2009 7:33:11 AM PST by Chuckster (Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet)
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To: Cardhu

Accident? I guess the Fort Hood thing was just an “accident” too?


17 posted on 11/22/2009 7:42:39 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Cardhu

I would hate for one of our troops to “accidently” blow their brains out. They are obviously traitors and are infiltrating the Afghan Police/Military.


18 posted on 11/22/2009 7:53:03 AM PST by I Hate Obama ("Sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther Party." -Forest Gump)
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They have a lot of nerve calling it an “accident.”


19 posted on 11/22/2009 7:55:02 AM PST by I Hate Obama ("Sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther Party." -Forest Gump)
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To: hal ogen

What was his motive? stress? lack of sex? unfair treatment by gringo?


20 posted on 11/22/2009 9:14:04 AM PST by omega4179 (0 is an embarrassment to us all.)
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