An American two-star general has been killed and 15 other soldiers injured in a shooting at a British-run military academy near Kabul, US officials say.
A German brigadier general was among those wounded in the attack by a man dressed in an Afghan military uniform at Camp Qargha, west of the capital.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the gunman fired his weapon at fairly close range, meaning some of the victims sustained serious injuries.
The Pentagon has not commented on the attack.
The insider attack took place at Camp Qargha, west of Kabul If confirmed, the US general's death would be the highest-ranking member of the American military to die in Afghanistan.
The German general was flown to a US base in Bagram, where he is receiving medical treatment, German magazine Der Spiegel reported.
He is no longer thought to be in a life threatening condition.
Fourteen other military personnel were wounded, half of which were Americans, US officials said.
Reports suggest an argument erupted between some Afghans and an Afghan soldier, prompting the shooting.
The academy began taking its first officer cadets in October A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "We are aware of reports of an incident at Qargha.
"The incident is under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
The officer training academy in Qargha received its first cadets in October and will be the only British military presence remaining in Afghanistan after operations end this year.
A spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said: "We can confirm that an incident occurred involving local Afghan and Isaf troops at Camp Qargha in Kabul City, Afghanistan.
"The camp, also known as the Kabul ANA Officer Academy, is an Afghan National Security Forces facility.
"We are in the process of assessing the situation. More information will be released as we sort out the facts."
General Mohammed Afzal Aman, chief of staff for operations at the Afghan Ministry of Defence, said: "We are investigating, but it appears that an Afghan army officer opened fire.
"Isaf have quarantined the site, allowing nobody including Afghan forces to approach."
The facility is loosely modelled on the UK's officer training school Sandhurst, and has been dubbed the "Sandhurst in the sand".
The number of "insider attacks" - where Afghan troops turn on Isaf partners - has dropped in the last year.
Last year, there were 16 deaths in 10 separate attacks. In 2012, similar attacks killed 53 Isaf troops in 38 attacks.
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