In another insider attack, Afghan soldier wounds 7 Americans

KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven U.S. soldiers were shot and wounded by an Afghan commando Saturday, the second such insider attack in a week, according to Afghan officials.

The attack took place in the Afghan National Army 209th Corps headquarters at Camp Shaheen, in the northern city of Mazar-eSharif. Col. Abdul Qahar Aram, spokesman for the 209th Corps, said an Afghan soldier had opened fire, wounding foreign soldiers in the garrison area of the camp. He said reports claiming the soldiers had been killed were false.

The U.S. military would confirm only that U.S. soldiers were wounded in an insider attack that occurred there at about 2 p.m., and that an Afghan soldier had been killed and another wounded. The U.S. military also denied that any of its soldiers had been killed.

Another Corps spokesman, Maj. Nasratullah Jamshidi, said the attacker had been shot at the scene and died on his way to a hospital.

So-called green-on-blue, or insider, attacks have been a recurring problem for the U.S.-led coalition, most recently on June 10.

A commando participating in joint operations against the Islamic State opened fire on four of the Americans, killing three and wounding another.

The Taliban claimed the commando had been an infiltrator, but Afghan officials said it appeared to have been a personal dispute.

Both Afghan and U.S. officials have said the incident is under investigation.