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"Australian Soldier sustains minor wounds while stopping Insider Attack"

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Yet another green-on-blue ....
On the morning of Saturday 26th October 2013, an Afghan National Security Force member opened fire on coalition soldiers during a meeting in the Qargha region of northern Afghanistan. Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force personnel were at the meeting.

Australian soldiers rapidly responded to the threat and the ANSF soldier was shot. It is not known whether the Afghan soldier was killed in the incident.

As a result of the Afghan’s attack, one soldier from the New Zealand Defence Force was wounded and one of the Australian soldiers providing force protection sustained minor fragmentation wounds.

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The two wounded soldiers received immediate treatment at the location and were aero-medically evacuated to an ISAF facility for further treatment.

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The incident occurred at 9am (local time) in the Qargha region, a short distance from Kabul, at an ANA facility near the Afghan National Army OfficerAcademy where Australian and other ISAF personnel are assisting in training future Afghan Army Officers.

The Australian soldier is expected to return to duty shortly.

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To date, 15 ADF personnel have been wounded in Afghanistan in 2013 ....

Here's hoping for a full & speedy recovery.
 
jollyjacktar said:
Hear hear. 

Hopefully the ANSF turd won't make out as well, or at all.

Listened to CBC Radio a few hours ago and they mentioned about an incident of an Afghan soldier opening fire and wounded a couple of Allied soldiers (nationality not disclosed). However, they did mention that the Afghan soldier was killed.
 
NZ soldier wounded in Afghanistan
By Matthew Theunissen
27 Oct 2013
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11147084

A New Zealand soldier was shot in the foot by a member of the allied Afghan National Security Forces who was subsequently killed in Afghanistan yesterday.

The New Zealand Defence Force said the insider attack occurred about 5.40pm yesterday (New Zealand Time) in Qargha, an area dominated by a large lake and reservoir about 9km west of Kabul.

The soldier had been at a meeting at an Afghan National Army facility with Australian soldiers prior to the incident.

One of the Australian soldiers received a minor wound and another returned fire, killing the attacker, the NZDF said.

Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri told the Los Angeles Times the attack occurred after an argument between an Afghan and a foreign soldier.

A spokeswoman for the NATO-led coalition told the newspaper international troops were attacked by a man in an Afghan uniform. The reason for the attack, including whether it was ideologically motivated or the result of a personal dispute, was under investigation, she said.

The NZDF said the soldier was treated at the scene before being medevaced to Craig Hospital at Bagram Air Force Base, where he received further medical treatment. He was in good spirits and had been in contact with family in New Zealand.

All other New Zealand personnel in the area were safe and accounted, the NZDF said.

The New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, which made up the majority of New Zealanders serving in Afghanistan, withdrew from their base in Bamiyan province earlier this year.

This attack is the latest in a series by Afghan forces against coalition troops, sparking fears about the stability of the country as the remainder of the international forces prepare to withdraw next year.

The Labour Party's defence spokesman, Phil Goff, said the attack highlighted the growing risks of News Zealand's involvement in what had become a civil war.

"The war in Afghanistan today is predominantly a fight between the majority Pashtun Taleban and the Karzai regime, rather than a war against al Qaeda-led international terrorism.

"When the Afghan National Army recruits, it has no idea where the real sympathies of a recruit lie. Increasingly with the withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan planned for next year, there will be more and more people who swing their allegiance to the side that seems most likely to win.''

He said insider fire had become an increasing problem for allied forces training the Afghan National Army (ANA), with recruits turning their weapons on those training them.

"It may be the result of a personal slight in some instances. More often it will be Taleban sympathisers infiltrated into the ANA.''
 
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