The Ministry of Defence is investigating reports of a shooting involving an Afghan soldier at a British-run academy near Kabul.
One soldier was killed and 15 troops including a German brigadier general were wounded in the shooting at the facility in Qargha, west of Kabul, authorities said.
Those wounded included "about a dozen" Americans, according to a US official.
The nationality of the dead soldier has not been released.
Reports suggest an argument erupted between some Afghans and an Afghan soldier, who apparently began shooting.
An MoD 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.
The academy began taking its first officer cadets in October "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.
"Three of our officers have been injured. Isaf troops have also suffered casualties.
"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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