Friday, April 29, 2011

Third Kabul base shooting victim identified

Major Raymond Estelle, Jr., aged 41, with 20 years service in the US Air Force was one of nine Americans killed 27th April 2011 during a meeting in Kabul by an Afghan Air Force pilot.

The Afghan pilot killed eight U.S. military personnel and an American contractor at Kabul airport after they had argued at a meeting, officials said. An Afghan pilot who spoke on the condition of anonymity identified the gunman as Ahmad Gul from Tarakhail province.

The other two victims identified are US Air Force Academy professor, Major Phil Ambard (not officially confirmed) and Private Military Contractor, James McLaughlin

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