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Afghan Army Soldier Opens Fire in US Base, Killing Five
27 January 2005
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan soldier opened fire inside a U.S. military base Thursday, killing five of his Afghan comrades before another soldier gunned him down to end a shooting that a commander attributed to mental problems.
Elsewhere, Afghan police killed a suspected Taliban commander and captured his deputy in a shootout.
The U.S. military said the soldier attacked fellow Afghan National Army troops early Thursday morning in Helmand province. Another six... (GunPolicy.org)