A Taliban spokesman claimed the shooter was a part of the militant group and had killed four Americans and injured several more, but this has yet to be confirmed by government sources. Such "green-on-blue" attacks - when Afghan soldiers or police turn their guns on global troops - have happened before in Afghanistan. "The president and I have been briefed". Details of this attack will be forthcoming.
"When heroes fall Americans grieve", Pence added. "And our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these American heroes".
In a statement, the USA military apologised for the incident and said that an investigation had been launched.
The latest killings come at a time of intensified violence and when the United States is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan.
Attahullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor in Nangarhar province, said earlier Saturday that two USA soldiers had been killed and two others wounded in the attack.
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On Friday night, identified gunmen opened fire at a mosque in the eastern province of Paktia, killing three civilians and wounding nine others, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement. -Afghan operation in the Achin District, eastern Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border. It receives tactical advice and some financial support from outside Afghanistan, but US officials have said it does not appear there's been an influx of fighters from either country.
In late April, however, two U.S. service members were killed and another wounded while conducting a joint raid in the Achin District, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
The Taliban are also active in the area, and there have been reports of clashes between the two insurgent groups in recent weeks. They include special forces who conduct separate counter-terrorism operations.
This intensified push against ISIS comes as the Taliban also steps up its activity targeting US and Afghan forces elsewhere in the country.
"In (a) joint US-Afghan military operation". The three soldiers killed earlier this year died fighting an Islamic State affiliate in Nangarhar.
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