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Article: Battle of Shahi Kot Valley: in the largest U.S. light infantry battle in years. GIs took the terrorists head on. But eight Americans were killed in action. (War On Terrorism).(Afghanistan Conflict, Operation Anaconda)(Brief Article)
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- VFW Magazine
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- May 1, 2002
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Waged from March 1-16, Operation Anaconda pitted three U.S. infantry battalions against an undetermined number of al Qaeda terrorists in the notorious Shahi Kot Valley near Gardez, Afghanistan.
In the fiercest fighting yet in the war on terrorism, more than 1,700 soldiers of the 1st Bn., 87th Inf. Regt., 10th Mt. Div. and the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 187th Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div. battled at altitudes of 9,000 feet. Also engaged was an assortment of U.S. special operations troops, as well as 100 members of the Australian Special Air Service (SAS).
The Shahi Kot Valley--meaning "The Place of the King"--is an ancient redoubt for Afghan ...
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