阿富汗“內部攻擊”造成一人死亡

British military officials say one of their soldiers has been killed in Afghanistan by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army.

Britain's Ministry of Defense said Tuesday the attacker turned his gun on international troops at a base in southern Helmand province and opened fire. Local officials say several other British troops were wounded in the attack.

The NATO command in Afghanistan says the killing Monday is the latest suspected incidence of what officials call "insider attacks."

"Insider" attacks have been on the on the rise in Afghanistan, leaving more than 60 foreign troops dead in 2012.

Monday's attack also came as Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and U.S. President Barack Obama prepared to meet in Washington later in the week for talks on the long-term security agreement between the two nations.

Security in Afghanistan is of rising concern as U.S. and international forces draw down their troops. Most NATO troops are set to depart Afghanistan by 2014. Some U.S. forces are scheduled to remain after that, but details have yet to be worked out.英國軍方官員說，一名英國軍人在阿富汗被一名疑似阿富汗國民軍成員打死。

英國國防部星期二說，襲擊者在阿富汗南部赫爾曼德省的一個基地向國際聯軍開槍。當地官員說，還有幾名英國軍人在這次襲擊中受傷。

北約駐阿富汗司令部說，星期一的這一事件是最近一起有關官員所稱的“內部攻擊”。

阿富汗的“內部攻擊”有所增加，2012年有60多名外國軍人死於這類攻擊。

在星期一發生襲擊之際，阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊和美國總統奧巴馬正準備本星期晚些時候在華盛頓會晤，就兩國間的長期安全協議問題進行磋商。

在美軍和國際部隊計劃撤離阿富汗之際，阿富汗的安全問題越來越令人擔憂。大部分北約軍隊將於2014年撤離阿富汗。一些美國軍隊將在2014年過後繼續留駐，但尚未就此制定具體計劃。