Foreign soldier dies of wounds from Afghan shooting

KABUL, July 10 (Reuters) A soldier from the US-led coalition in Afghanistan died of gunshot wounds he received when a suspected Taliban insurgent who had infiltrated Afghan army ranks opened fire on troops at a base in the west of the country.

The US military said today the soldier died late yesterday after the incident at the Afghan army base in the western city of Herat earlier in the day.

The US military statement did not give the nationality of the dead man, but local government officials said on Monday two US soldiers were wounded in the attack.

Four Afghan soldiers were killed immediately and 10 more wounded in the incident, the officials said.

They said one man was detained and suspected of having links with Taliban insurgents. Other Afghan officials said the incident was due to a personal dispute.

The US military said an investigation into the incident was underway.

An Afghan soldier shot dead two US soldiers in the capital Kabul in May, but results of an investigation into that incident have not been made public.

American soldiers form the bulk of the nearly 50,000 foreign troops in two NATO and US-led forces.

Apart from fighting Taliban insurgents, the troops also provide training to the Afghan army and police.

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