The Department of Defense confirms three USA soldiers were killed in Eastern Afghanistan on Saturday.
An Afghan official says the deaths and injury stem from an attack by an Afghan soldier, who also died.
He said the Afghan soldier was killed in the incident on Saturday.
"Today at around noon an Afghan commando opened fire on USA troops in Achin district, killing two American soldiers".
The Achin district, where the attack is believed to have occurred, is described as an ISIS and Taliban stronghold.
The latest attack comes as US President Donald Trump's administration is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation and the identities of the fallen soldiers were not released. "The soldier was also killed in the return fire", Khogyani told AFP.
Such insider attacks have happened before in Afghanistan.
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The incident occurred as USA and Afghan forces returned from a joint operation, the Afghan source said.
Meanwhile, several members of the Afghan security forces were killed on Friday when a USA military aircraft opened fire during an overnight operation in Helmand province, according to officials. -Afghan operation in the Achin District, eastern Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border.
A U.S. official said that the soldiers were shot by an Afghan commando in what is being called an "insider attack" because the shooter belonged to a military force that is considered an ally of the U.S. Army in the country.
American troops have partnered with Afghan soldiers in raids against IS Khorasan, claiming the local offshoot of the militant group based in Iraq and Syria is steadily losing ground in Afghanistan.
The US forces in Afghanistan confirmed the latest "friendly fire" incident, Xinhua news agency reported.
Green-on-blue attacks have been a major problem during Nato's long years fighting alongside Afghan forces.
United States officials estimate that ISIS has 600 to 800 fighters in the country, mostly former members of other regional terror groups, including the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
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