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U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan Come Under Fire
Friday, July 12, 2002
By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service

Pentagon officials said the area had been under surveillance for a number of months prior to the [July 1] air strikes. A Pentagon spokesman today stressed it continues to be a dangerous area.

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
A U.S. Special Forces training compound near Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, came under fire last night, but there were no reported casualties, according to U.S. Central Command officials.

At about 10 p.m., the compound received small arms fire and had three hand grenades thrown at it, officials said in a press statement released today. Afghan militia forces returned fire.

Tarin Kot is the capital of Oruzgan Province, where U.S. and Afghan investigators have been looking into the alleged July 1 friendly fire incident that reportedly killed and injured an undetermined number of Afghan civilians.
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