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Afghan soldier wounds NATO troop

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 11 (UPI) -- An Afghan soldier fired on NATO troops, wounding a Polish soldier, and then fled, military officials said Sunday.

The injured soldier remained hospitalized after the Saturday attack in the eastern province of Ghazni and international forces and Afghan troops were searching for the shooter, CNN reported.

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The Afghan National Army soldier opened fire during an argument, the country's defense ministry said.

Attacks on NATO troops by Afghan soldiers have been on the rise, with the Taliban claiming responsibility and saying its members have infiltrated Afghan forces.

A U.S. soldier was killed by an Afghan soldier in a December shooting that also injured two Italians at a shared base. And in November, an Afghan police officer fatally shot five British soldiers in the southern province of Helmand.

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