Afghan soldier shoots US, Italian troops: NATO

An Afghan soldier opened fire on foreign troops wounding one American and two Italian soldiers in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO and military sources said. A spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the US soldier had been wounded, but few other details were available. "I can confirm that an incident occurred today in western Afghanistan. I confirm an Afghan soldier opened fire on Italian and US forces," he said. Another military official, who asked not to be identified, confirmed that two Italians had also been wounded in the shooting by an Afghan army soldier.