3 international soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack – officialsJune 8, 2013 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three international soldiers have been killed in a possible insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials from the Nato-led force say, BBC News reported. A man wearing Afghan army uniform was said to have opened fire on soldiers in Paktika province, close to the border with Pakistan. Isaf forces have taken a series of measures to try to halt such attacks. An Italian soldier died in a separate attack in Farah province in the west of the country, Italian officials said. There was a spate of insider attacks on foreign troops last year but the last was more than a month ago, the BBC's David Loyn reports from Kabul. Coalition forces train, mentor and fight alongside Afghan soldiers and that makes them vulnerable, our correspondent says. In the incident close to the Pakistan border, Afghan sources told the BBC that when the man in Afghan army uniform opened fire, other international troops fired back. The nationality of the three soldiers killed has not been confirmed. Most of the foreign troops in that area are Americans. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |