Three Americans killed after argument with Afghan soldier: officials

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KABUL (Reuters) - Three Americans, two soldiers and a civilian, were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday when a man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on them in the eastern province of Paktika, the NATO-led force said. So-called insider attacks by Afghan soldiers on their NATO-force allies have become an increasing problem over the past year or so, threatening to undermine already waning support for the war among Western nations sending troops. Last year, a surge in such attacks prompted NATO to temporarily curtail some joint operations with Afghan government forces. ...

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