Shooting between between Afghan and US forces leaves one Afghan deadShooting between between Afghan and US forces leaves one Afghan dead

Kabul: At least one Afghan soldier was killed on Wednesday when a firefight broke out between Afghan and US security forces at a compound where a senior US diplomat met a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan, police sources said.

Five others were wounded, including two American soldiers, in the shooting, which broke out shortly after the diplomat left the compound aboard a helicopter, according to US and Afghan sources.

The American soldiers, who are part of NATO`s Resolute Support mission, had been leaving the venue to return to Camp Gamberi in east Afghanistan where they were stationed. 

It was unclear who had fired first, police said. An Afghan soldier was being questioned, police added. They had no other details on the American casualties.

The US embassy in Kabul issued a statement on the incident.

"We are aware that there was an exchange of gunfire involving Resolute Support service members... All Chief of Mission personnel of the visiting party are accounted for," the US embassy said.