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Afghan soldier fires on NATO troops, kills American soldier
An Afghan soldier opened fire on NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing an American and leaving two others wounded, officials said. The death brings to 20 the number of NATO soldiers killed by Afghan colleagues in at least 15 separate attacks so far this year. The shootings have…
Afghan relatives demand local trial for US shooter
Relatives of Afghans killed in a shooting massacre demanded Friday a public trial in Afghanistan for a US soldier expected to be formally charged with 17 counts of murder. US officials have said that Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, 38, will also be accused of six counts of assault and attempted…
Ex-US soldier charged with trying to join Shebab
A former American soldier with specialist intelligence training faces terror charges after allegedly trying to join Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants, US justice officials said Monday. Craig Baxam, 24, secretly converted to Islam after perusing an Islamic religious website while serving in South Korea and quit the army days later in July…
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