General John Allen speaks to reporters, saying Ramadan is the cause of the recent attacks

Kabul, Afghanistan - New information provided by the Pentagon to assembled press has shed new light on the alleged shooting of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta days ago by a man dressed as the Afghan President.

"The Afghans, in accordance with Ramadan, are required to fast throughout the day," said General John Allen, the commander of US Forces-Afghanistan. "The lack of food and water, coupled with the heat can definitely be a factor."

General John Allen also stated that to the nation’s great relief, the shooter, who was in fact President Karzai, will recover after he tragically injured his trigger finger during the unfortunate event. Secretary Panetta is already the subject of a preliminary investigation, as officials try and determine what he did to cause the attack.