{"id":29673,"date":"2018-11-03T13:19:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T13:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/03\/apparent-insider-attack-in-afghanistan-kills-us-service-member-wounds-another\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:58:20","slug":"apparent-insider-attack-in-afghanistan-kills-us-service-member-wounds-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/03\/apparent-insider-attack-in-afghanistan-kills-us-service-member-wounds-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparent insider attack in Afghanistan kills US service member, wounds another"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One U.S. service member was killed and another was wounded after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/10\/22\/service-member-killed-in-suspected-insider-attack-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>apparent insider attack <\/a>in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial reports indicate the attacker was a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2018\/03\/23\/dod-ig-31-billion-in-funding-to-afghanistan-improperly-managed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghan National Defense and Security Forces<\/a>, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan said in a statement Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacker was also immediately killed by other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/16\/us-commandos-carry-out-thousands-of-operations-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Afghan partner forces<\/a>, according to reports received by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2016\/03\/02\/a-new-general-takes-command-of-the-endless-war-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>USFOR-A<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two U.S. service members were medically evacuated to Bagram Airfield. The wounded service member is undergoing medical treatment and is in stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials added that the incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/01\/this-is-not-going-to-be-won-militarily-top-us-commander-in-afghanistan-reveals-pessimism\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18245290979076.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018This is not going to be won militarily\u2019: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S.-backed Afghan government&#039;s control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name of the deceased service member will be released 24 hours after their next of kin has been notified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional information will be released as appropriate, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the latest in a series of apparent insider attacks in Afghanistani in recent months. Just last month, an insider attack where Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was present, killed a key Afghan general and wounded an American one-star general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, the senior enlisted soldier of 3rd Squadron, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade was killed in an insider attack. 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