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US soldier killed in Afghan clash |
2005-12-15 |
AN American soldier was killed in a firefight with suspected Taliban guerrillas in Afghanistan overnight, the US military said. The clash occurred in the restive southern province of Kandahar as Afghan and US troops were conducting a joint combat patrol, the US military said in a statement. One militant was killed, while one US soldier and an Afghan soldier were wounded. Other militants fled after American aircraft pounded their positions, the US military said. |
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