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| 2 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan Sunday, August 31, 2003 Posted: 9:41 PM EDT (0141 GMT) U.S. Central Command external link (CNN) -- Two U.S. soldiers died Sunday in Afghanistan after fighting with unknown attackers near Shkin, in Paktika province, south of Kabul, U.S. Central Command said. A third coalition soldier was in stable condition after evacuation to Bagram Air Base from a treatment facility north of Shkin, Central Command said in a statement. The three soldiers attacked Sunday were on a combat mission at 1 a.m. when they were attacked near a base about five miles northeast of Shkin, the Central Command statement said. A quick-reaction force responded from Shkin base, killing four suspected al Qaeda fighters. "Coalition forces broke contact with the enemy about one and one-half hours after first contact," the statement said. "Total size of the enemy force is not known." The names of the killed soldiers were being withheld until relatives could be notified. A recent upsurge in attacks by the Taliban -- the Islamic militia that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 -- has wreaked havoc in parts of Afghanistan in recent weeks. Numerous Afghan police and soldiers have been killed. A U.S.-led campaign ousted the Taliban in 2001 as part of a move against al Qaeda in retaliation for the September 11 terrorist attacks. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS September 11 attacks Taliban Afghanistan or Create your own Manage alerts / What is this? A U.S. Special Operations soldier died Friday from injuries recieved in a separate incident -- an accidental fall during a night combat assault in the province of Zabol, southwest of Kabul, according to Central Command. On Monday, backed by U.S. warplanes and Special Operations troops, Afghan forces attacked Taliban fighters in Zabol, U.S. and Afghan officials said. Afghan officials said more than 40 Taliban fighters were killed in the attack, while the Pentagon put the death toll at 14. (Full story) More fighting was reported in the same area again on Saturday. (Full story) |
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