KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – NATO forces in Afghanistan say an Afghan soldier has turned his weapon on international troops, killing 2 coalition service members in the country's east.
Spokesman Lt. Col. Hagen Messer of Germany says the attack happened earlier Monday in Laghman province.
He declined to provide details, saying only that coalition and Afghan officials were investigating the shooting.
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