Top US General in Afghanistan narrowly avoids assassination by Taliban in NATO meeting ambush; 2 Am

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 Top US General in Afghanistan narrowly avoids assassination by Taliban in NATO meeting ambush; 2 Americans shot, other top Afghan officials killed

October 18, 2018 Laura Widener

The Taliban was behind a deadly shooting took place in Kandahar, Afghanistan during a NATO meeting on Thursday, and a Taliban spokesperson told the Associated Press that the intended target was U.S. Gen. Scott Miller.

Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the group was responsible for the attack, which was intended to target General Miller, Commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press.

“Actually we planned this attack to kill [the] U.S. military commander and his team members,” Ahmadi told NBC News.

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Afghanistan:
A good place to leave behind you.