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U.S. Troops Engage in Afghan Firefight
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
A small number of U.S. troops at the airfield at Khost, Afghanistan, engaged in a firefight last night after enemy fighters attacked with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire, Pentagon spokeswoman Torie Clarke reported this morning.

An AC-130 gunship was used to oppose the attackers, she said. One U.S. soldier received a gunshot wound to an arm, but the injury was not considered life threatening. She said more details on the fight are forthcoming.

"This is a very clear example of what we've said all along -- that there would be firefights, there would be pockets of resistance, that it's a dangerous place and these things will happen," Clarke remarked. "We've expected it."
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