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  • 2 U.S. soldiers slain by Taliban troops in Afghanistan

    03/29/2003 2:38:20 PM PST · by HAL9000 · 29 replies · 515+ views
    Knight-Ridder News Services | March 29, 2003
    BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Two U.S. special forces soldiers were killed and another was wounded Saturday when armed motorcyclists swept down on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. At least three Afghan soldiers also were wounded, a military spokesman said. Afghan officials said Taliban fighters who still are active in the area were behind the incident. The U.S. soldiers, escorted by Afghan troops, had been at the opening of a new school and hospital, built with American aid, about 200 miles west of Kandahar. The attackers escaped. It was the latest reminder that the war in...