A man in Afghan army uniform shot dead a NATO soldier in restive southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO-led forces confirmed on Wednesday. "An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing one service member," the NATO-led ISAF said in a press release, Xinhua reported.
However, the brief release did not identify the exact place of the incident and the nationality of the victim, only saying "it is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities."
Troops mainly from U.S., Britain, Australia and Canada have been stationed in the southern region within the framework of ISAF to fight Taliban militants there.
The ISAF press release did not say whether the attacker was detained.
Such incidents had happened in the past. Four French soldiers with the ISAF were killed and 15 other service members injured when an Afghan army soldier opened fire in eastern Kapisa province on Jan. 20 this year.
The latest casualty brings to 35 the number of ISAF service members who have been killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of this year.
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