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| Afghanistan |
| U.S. Soldier Is Killed in Afghanistan |
| 2002-12-21 |
| Hours after a top American commander warned that coalition troops in Afghanistan face the threat of increased attacks, a U.S. soldier was killed in a firefight Saturday while another was injured by rocket fire in a separate incident. The slain soldier was shot while on a nighttime operation in the eastern province of Paktika, near the border of Pakistan. An army statement from Fort Bragg, N.C. identified him as an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper. His name was not released until his family could be notified. He was the first U.S. soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan since August, when a soldier died of wounds suffered in a July ambush. Jihad Unspun says our guys are dropping like flies. I put a little more faith in the AP... Also Saturday, a German military helicopter crashed near the Kabul airport, killing at least six peacekeepers aboard and two children on the ground, officials said. There was no immediate information about the cause. British Maj. Gordon MacKenzie, spokesman for the peacekeepers, said the helicopter had not been fired upon. I always disliked helicopters. It always felt like the crate was falling... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |