World | Afghanistan Afghan Special Forces Soldier Shoots US Mentor It follows another shooting incident earlier this week By Kevin Spak Posted Apr 27, 2012 10:28 AM CDT Copied Afghan special forces hold their guns after a gun battle near the Afghan parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid) A member of Afghanistan's elite special forces—a group that is supposed to be rigorously vetted—shot and killed an American mentor and his translator at a US military base Wednesday, before being gunned down in turn by US soldiers, Reuters reports. Another Afghan special forces soldier was killed in the crossfire as well. The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting, but according to one Afghan general it took place "after a verbal conflict." Officials yesterday and today revealed two other other so-called "green on blue" attacks that occurred this week, including a full-blown skirmish between Afghan National Police and NATO soldiers near Kandahar City that left two police dead and two NATO soldiers wounded, the New York Times reports. These killings have been on the rise, but NATO says that's because the Afghan military is growing. "Not as many as you would expect show any evidence of insurgent initiation," one officer added. "Quite often, people resolve their personal problems" with violence. "It's more of a cultural thing here." Read These Next Sienna proves herself to be a very, very good dog. Three hikers jumped into a waterfall and never resurfaced. America has lost a '60s teen idol. Millions of student loan borrowers could see their paychecks docked. Report an error