U.S. special forces killed five suspected al Qaeda or Taliban militants and detained 32 others in a raid on a compound in southern Afghanistan, military officials said May 13, 2002. U.S. Marine Capt. Steven O'Connor said the special forces team was shot at Sunday evening as it raided the compound suspected of being a sanctuary for senior al Qaeda or Taliban figures in Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar's hometown. (MapInfo, NASA-Visible Earth/Reuters Graphic)
