Five Nato soldiers in eastern Afghanistan were wounded when an individual in Afghan army uniform opened fire on them on Tuesday.

本周二，五名北约士兵在阿富汗东部地区被一名身着阿富汗军队服装的人开枪射伤。

The five, believed to be American, are receiving medical treatment. The extent of their injuries is not known.

The attack took place at a Nato base in Wardak province, east of Kabul.

It is the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks, where Afghans in the police or army attack international forces.

The AFP news agency says there have been 19 such attacks so far in 2012.

On Sunday, three British soldiers were shot and killed by an Afghan policeman as they left a checkpoint in Helmand province, in the south.

International forces are gradually handing over responsibility for security to their Afghan counterparts ahead of the planned withdrawal¹ of Nato-led troops at the end of 2014.