The shootings were the latest in a spate of attacks by Afghan forces on their coalition counterparts.

These assaults have intensified in recent years in Afghanistan, where the military calls them “green-on-blue” attacks.

With the two episodes on Friday morning, there have now been at least 31 such attacks in Afghanistan so far this year, including 21 that have resulted in fatalities.

All told, the deaths of at least 39 NATO troops during the first eight months of 2012 have been attributed to these shootings.

Those numbers for deaths and attacks already surpass the figures for green-on-blue attacks for all of 2011.

Give these Damn SOB blanks and when they fire on our Boys, SMOKE their sorry asses !!!!!!!!!!

Who, in the Hell, is running this pathetic operation ???????