KABUL – The Afghan Army’s commander in the western part of Afghanistanconfirmed that two Afghan border guards opened fire with anti-tank weaponto the armored vehicle of the NATO foreign troops in the city of Shindandin the province of Herat.

Noorullah Qaderi told local media on Wednesday that the attack had takenplace at the arrival of Italian forces to the border guards’ headquarters,where one of the invading Afghan soldiers had been killed in exchange offire and one was injured and arrested.

Qaderi, without mentioning the cause and motive of the attack, added thatthe attack of two Afghan soldiers with RPG against the tank of militaryadvisers in the city of Shindand did not harm the foreign forces.

Also, five military forces were killed and six others were wounded byattackers against an army base in Maywand, Kandahar Province.

Afghan news sources said the Taliban group had advanced through tunnelingto a base in Maywand after laying the bomb left the tunnel that explodedearlier this afternoon, in addition to inflicting casualties on bases alsodamaged the structures.