KABUL, Afghanistan - A gunman who allegedly was a contract security guard killed a member of the international coalition forces in southern Afghanistan before he was killed, NATO said in a statement Saturday, raising the specter of a possible "Insider" attack. In recent years, there's been a rise in insider attacks in which foreign troops are killed by men in Afghan police, army or related security uniforms. The Taliban sometimes exaggerate claims taking credit for killings it did not plan or participate in, including insider attacks that result from cultural misunderstandings. In a separate incident, residents in the eastern province of Nangarhar said Saturday that five civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike late Friday.
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