Afghan Commando kills 3 US soldiers, injures another

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KABUL
Three American soldiers were killed and another was wounded after an Afghan soldier opened fire on them in Nangarhar Province on Saturday, according to Afghan officials.
A statement by the United States Defense Department confirmed the death of the three Americans, and said the fourth had been evacuated for medical treatment. The statement said the military was investigating the episode.
Earlier, an American airstrike in southern Afghanistan accidentally killed at least two Afghan policemen, according to Afghan officials.
The incident took place in the Achin District of Nangarhar Provinceh, where American Special Operations forces are fighting alongside Afghan forces against Taliban insurgents and fighters aligned with the Islamic State.
According to Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar Province, an Afghan Army commando opened fire on the American soldiers in the Pekhe area of the district, and the attacker was killed by other soldiers at the scene.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, wrote in a WhatsApp message that the attacker was a Taliban infiltrator.