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Enemy Forces Fire on U.S. Personnel in Afghanistan
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
U.S. special operators came under small-arms fire in two incidents in Afghanistan June 18, Pentagon officials said.

There were no U.S. casualties in either incident, said U.S. Central Command officials.

In the first incident, special operations forces on a mounted patrol came under fire in Tarin Kowht, the capital of Oruzgan Province. The U.S. service members returned fire and killed two ambushers. The incident happened at 11:30 a.m. local time.

The second incident occurred at 7 p.m. near the village of Skhin in Paktika Province, on the Afghan border with Pakistan. Enemy forces in a group of buildings opened fire on U.S. special operations forces and their Afghan allies, Central Command officials said.
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