American dies after Taliban attack

[Judi Lynn]

Oct. 31, 2003, 9:33PM

American dies after Taliban attack
Special Forces soldier 3rd casualty in Afghanistan in week
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An American Special Forces soldier has died from wounds sustained during an operation against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Friday. He is the third American to die in operations in Afghanistan in less than a week.

The Special Forces soldier, whose name has not yet been released, was with a combat unit of Americans and Afghan militia when they came under attack on Thursday from a group of 10 to 15 gunmen suspected of being members of the Taliban in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.

While U.S. Apache helicopters and A-10 planes blasted the rebels, an Afghan soldier, who was also wounded, and the American were both evacuated by helicopter to the U.S. air base just outside the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

The attack comes after three U.S. soldiers were slightly wounded in an ambush on Monday in eastern Afghanistan and after two Americans working for the CIA were killed during a separate combat operation near the Pakistani border last Saturday. (snip/...)

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/2195031

[bluestateguy]

1. That's the sound of the draft boards dusting off their rules of procedure.

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[VolcanoJen]

2. Dupe... locking

Please continue discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=193592

JudiLyn, it would be very helpful if you could add your link, which emphasizes that the gunmen were suspected members of Taliban forces, to the original thread as an important update.

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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