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The NATO commander has recalled all personnel from Afghan ministries after two ISAF members were killed in a shooting inside the Interior Ministry in Kabul. The violence comes as Afghanistan is faces a fifth day of protests over Koran burning.
*Gen. John Allen has said that all military advisers are being recalled "for obvious force protection reasons" following an attack at the Interior Ministry in Kabul.
NATO is investigating Saturday's shooting, and will find the person responsible for the attack, Allen said.
The Taliban has claimed its responsibility for the deaths in a statement published on their website.
According to AFP, the statement praised a hero Abdul Rahman" for killing four advisors. However, NATO officials reported two ISAF members have been killed on Saturday.
According to media reports, the shooter was wearing Afghan police uniform.
According to AFP, the statement praised the hero Abdul Rahman" for killing four advisors. However, NATO officials reported that two ISAF members were killed on Saturday.
"After the attack, Rahman informed us by telephone that he was able to kill four high-ranking American advisors," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by AP.
The Taliban representative said the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) shootings had been carried out in response to the Koran-burning incident.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the deaths but has not revealed the nationalities of those killed. But an anonymous US official in Washington confirmed that the two killed were American.
The situation in Afghanistan has seriously escalated since NATO troops burnt copies of the Koran and other sacred texts seized from arrested Afghans in Bagram on Sunday.
Saturday is the fifth days of protests with demonstrations taking place all across the country.
In the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, thousands attempted to storm the UN compound. At least three people have been killed and about 50 injured.
Saturdays violence has added more victims to the 25 killed in the first four days of protests.
NATO withdraws personnel from Afghan ministries after Kabul killing — RT
*Gen. John Allen has said that all military advisers are being recalled "for obvious force protection reasons" following an attack at the Interior Ministry in Kabul.
NATO is investigating Saturday's shooting, and will find the person responsible for the attack, Allen said.
The Taliban has claimed its responsibility for the deaths in a statement published on their website.
According to AFP, the statement praised a hero Abdul Rahman" for killing four advisors. However, NATO officials reported two ISAF members have been killed on Saturday.
According to media reports, the shooter was wearing Afghan police uniform.
According to AFP, the statement praised the hero Abdul Rahman" for killing four advisors. However, NATO officials reported that two ISAF members were killed on Saturday.
"After the attack, Rahman informed us by telephone that he was able to kill four high-ranking American advisors," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by AP.
The Taliban representative said the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) shootings had been carried out in response to the Koran-burning incident.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the deaths but has not revealed the nationalities of those killed. But an anonymous US official in Washington confirmed that the two killed were American.
The situation in Afghanistan has seriously escalated since NATO troops burnt copies of the Koran and other sacred texts seized from arrested Afghans in Bagram on Sunday.
Saturday is the fifth days of protests with demonstrations taking place all across the country.
In the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, thousands attempted to storm the UN compound. At least three people have been killed and about 50 injured.
Saturdays violence has added more victims to the 25 killed in the first four days of protests.
NATO withdraws personnel from Afghan ministries after Kabul killing — RT
