The troops of the regular Afghan army clashed with a contingent of NATO – the world – News –
January 30, 2010 – 10:51 pm
soldiers of the regular Afghan army last night clashed with the occupation contingent of NATO in Wardak province, north-west of Kabul, ITAR-TASS.
According to the official representative of the authorities of the central Afghan province, NATO soldiers after a fierce firefight with members of the army was summoned air support. As a result of air attack on the checkpoint, four Afghan army soldiers were killed and six wounded. No casualties among NATO troops are not reported. “We do not know why it happened, but their deepest condolences,” – said Shahidalla Shahid.
representative of NATO forces in Afghanistan confirmed today that “the incident did take place,” but refused to report any additional details. “We work closely with the Afghan Ministry of Defense to determine the causes of this incident,” – said the representative of the American contingent in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Nico Melendez.
