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Seraphim
08-31-2003, 11:15 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030831/ts_nm/afghan_usa_soldiers_dc&e=1


WASHINGTON (*******) - Two U.S. troops were killed Sunday in a clash with guerrilla fighters northwest of Shkin in Afghanistan (news - web sites), the U.S. military said.



The military's Central Command said in a statement that the two were among three American soldiers wounded in the clash in Paktia Province. The three were evacuated to a medical facility where two of them later died and one remained in stable condition.


The names of the dead and injured troops were withheld pending notification of next of kin.