KABUL, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - Three civilians were
killed and another one wounded on Monday after troops from
Afghan's National Army (ANA) opened fire in a market in east
Afghanistan, a local police chief said.
The shooting occurred in Jalalabad, the capital of the
Nangarhar Province, Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi said. He added
that three soldiers who opened fire had been arrested.
Local TV channel Tolo said shopkeepers had shut their
stalls shortly after the incident and taken to the streets in
protest at the civilian deaths.
More than 2,100 Afghan civilians are thought to have died
during military operations in Afghanistan last year, 60% of
those killed were by militants, and 40% by NATO-led forces,
according to official statistics.
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said Taliban militants
attacked a police patrol in the southern Zabol Province on
Monday, killing one officer and injuring another one.
Media also reported on Monday that militants opened fire
on a convoy, which was carrying the Afghan president's younger
brother Ahmad Wali Karzai, near Kabul, killing his bodyguard.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the
attack.
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