- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two
U.S. special forces soldiers were killed and another wounded when their
vehicle was attacked in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
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- U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the casualties
occurred when a four-vehicle reconnaissance patrol was attacked near the
town of Geresk in south central Afghanistan in Helmand Province. The statement
did not identify the soldiers who were killed.
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- "I believe they were involved in a firefight,"
said a U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity. He said
he was unable to provide additional details.
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- American B-52 bombers and helicopters pounded areas in
southern Afghanistan where fugitives of the ousted Taliban regime were
believed to be hiding, an Afghan official said on Saturday.
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- Hundreds of U.S. troops were entering mountain caves
and villages in "Operation Valiant Strike" in their search for
Taliban and al Qaeda remnants. The operation has resulted in the arrest
of several people, the confiscation of Taliban recruiting literature and
the discovery of large caches of weapons and ammunition.
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