Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when an Afghan National Police officer opened fire on the Americans, killing them and wounding two others.
The group was on a combined security patrol in the Wardak province in the central region of Afghanistan.
According to a spokesman for the Wardak provincial governor, the troops were killed by "an individual wearing an ANP uniform." After he opened fire, the officer fled the scene.
The AP reports a joint team of Afghan and American officials were investigating the attack.
"However tragic, this event will not hamper the close partnership and combined security efforts [between international and Afghan security forces]," said Zemarai Bashary, spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry.