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Article: 2nd Ld: 4 US soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 21, 2005
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2nd Ld: 4 US soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Four US soldiers were killed Sunday and
three others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack
in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the US military said.
The unit was conducting offensive operations in support of an
ongoing mission to find and defeat insurgents in the Deh Chopan area
of Zabul province when the attack occurred, said the US military in a
news release.
The unit's mission is part of a much larger operation to disrupt
insurgents and to thereby provide a safe environment for upcoming
September elections, it added.
The three were injured while trying to pull their fellow soldiers
to ...