Troops Attacked by Man in Afghan Army Uniform; U.S. General Killed

A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on foreign troops at Camp Qargha, a base west of Afghanistan's capital.

Updated: A two-star American general was killed in an apparent insider attack Tuesday by a member of the Afghan security forces, U.S. officials said.

A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on foreign troops at Camp Qargha, a base west of the capital, Kabul. The attacker wounded approximately 15 people, of which roughly half were Americans, one official said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the information by name ahead of an official announcement.