NATO police advisor killed in Kabul attack

 KABUL, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A NATO police advisor¹ was killed Monday morning when an Afghan policewoman opened fire in capital Kabul, local media Tolo TV reported.

"A policewoman with the Afghan National Police (ANP) opened fire at a foreign police advisor inside Kabul police headquarters Monday morning, killing² the advisor," Tolo aired in its news bulletin.

According to the report the killed man was an American. No member of Kabul police was available to make comments.

Meantime, a spokesman with the NATO-led coalition³ or International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that a civilian⁴ police advisor with the ISAF came under attack in Kabul.

"We are aware an Afghan woman dressed in Afghan police uniform attacked a civilian police advisor in Kabul and the shooter was arrested," the spokesman told Xinhua via cellphone, without providing more details.

The ISAF is still working to find the facts into the incident and more details will be released as appropriate, the ISAF spokesman added.

The motive⁵ behind the shooting has not been clear so far.

If the attacker confirmed to be a member of ANP, the Monday's incident would be the latest in the so-called "green-on-blue" insider attacks when Afghan police or army turned their weapons against their international partners.

A total of 58 foreign soldiers were killed in 38 such incidents since beginning of this year.

On Feb. 25, two U.S. military advisors⁶ were shot dead by an Afghan Interior Ministry⁷ employee inside the ministry compound in Kabul and the attacker fled the scene shortly after shooting the victims by his pistol.

The Taliban insurgents⁸, who have been waging an insurgency⁹ of more than one decade, have regularly claimed responsibilities for the green on blue attacks, saying their men have infiltrated¹⁰ into the ranks of Afghan army and police to kill foreign soldiers.

However, the coalition military officials have recently said that about 25 percent of the insider attacks are in some manner related to the Taliban-led insurgency.

They said the factors that contribute to the so-called green on blue shootings are wide-ranging from infiltration¹¹ and impersonation to personal grievances¹².

However, it is said that the cultural differences between Afghan security forces and their western partners could also be a reason for the attacks.

1 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

6 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

9 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

10 infiltrated   

adj.[医]浸润的v.（使）渗透，（指思想）渗入人的心中( infiltrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies. 总部混入了敌方特务。
• Many Chinese idioms have infiltrated into the Japanese language. 许多中国成语浸透到日语中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11 infiltration   

n.渗透；下渗；渗滤；入渗

参考例句：

• The police tried to prevent infiltration by drug traffickers. 警方尽力阻止毒品走私分子的潜入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A loss in volume will occur if infiltration takes place. 如果发生了渗润作用，水量就会减少。 来自辞典例句

12 grievances   

n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚

参考例句：

• The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》