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| U.S. Troops Kill Five in Afghanistan |
| 2002-05-13 |
| U.S. special operations troops raided a compound suspected of holding Taliban or al-Qaida leaders in southern Afghanistan, killing five men. No Americans were killed or injured in the raid Sunday in the village of Deh Rawod, about 50 miles north of Kandahar. The U.S. troops raided the compound because they suspected top Taliban or al-Qaida leaders could have been staying there. Five men in the compound shot at the U.S. soldiers, who returned fire and killed the men. The troops captured 32 people in the compound. They have been taken to the U.S. base at Bagram, north of Kabul. The U.S. forces also found a sizable cache of weapons and ammunition at the compound, Quigley said. Still searching for the Bad Boys and finding them a half dozen at a time, with no serious attacks. Plus they're trying to buy their way out of Afghanistan. It's way too early to relax and declare victory, but it's probably okay to be cautiously optimistic. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |