国际英语资讯:Three U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Pentagon
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="solider">solider</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Achin">Achin</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="commando">commando</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>," <span word="Ataullah">Ataullah</span> <span word="Khogyani">Khogyani</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="green">green</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="blue">blue</span>" <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="solider">solider</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Helmand">Helmand</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 19.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="mulling">mulling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 8,400 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 5,000 <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>.</p>
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