Four French soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan by an Afghan soldier, and after one day of the killing of six soldiers from the NATO (NATO) in a helicopter crash south of the country.
The security official said in Afghanistan that the Afghan soldier opened fire his weapon at a group of French soldiers in the north east of the country on Friday, killing four and injuring 16 others.
The official - who requested anonymity - said that a soldier in the Afghan National Army carried out the attack at the base of joint military forces, including Afghan and international troops to help stabilize the security and stability in Afghanistan (ISAF) led by NATO.
Kapisa provinceHe added that the incident occurred in an area Tagab state of Kapisa, where are stationed the bulk of the French forces, pointing out that the arrest of the bomber, Abdul Sabour.
For his part, said a spokesman for ISAF forces killed four soldiers but did not specify their nationality, saying only that international forces have arrested the bomber a soldier in the Afghan National Army, note that other media sources indicated that the operation was by a gunman wearing army uniforms.
This brings the number of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to more than 80.
Plane crashThe incident comes after only one day of the killing of six soldiers of the ISAF forces in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.
The spokesman for ISAF and the accident on Thursday night, but refused to disclose the nationalities of the dead or the area where the plane crashed, while the confirmed media reports that they are American soldiers of the U.S. Marine Corps (Marines).
The spokesman added that it "is not monitoring any armed activity in the area at the time the crash," asserting that the relevant authorities opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the incident.
Source: Agencies
