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U.S. Forces Kill 4 in Afghan Gunfight
Wednesday, August 7, 2002
(10:57 AM ET) (14:57 GMT)
The Cable News Network

CNN's John Raedler and Jabar Amini at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan contributed to this report

U.S. Special Forces are continuing their hunt for al Qaeda and Taliban remnants.
Image Credit: l'Agence France-Presse (AFP).

In what appeared to be a report on the same incident, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press reported that the four Afghans killed by the U.S. forces were relatives of a prominent local commander, identified as Matiullah.



That report could not be confirmed.



BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- CNN
U.S. Special Forces have killed four Afghans and injured a fifth in eastern Afghanistan after one of them attempted to open fire, a coalition spokesman said Wednesday.

"No U.S. personnel or civilians were killed or injured," Col. Roger King said of the gunfight, which occurred Tuesday.

One of the Afghans aimed his weapon toward the U.S. forces' vehicle and pulled the trigger, but the weapon malfunctioned and did not fire, King said.

The U.S. Special Forces involved in Tuesday's clash were conducting a reconnaissance patrol in Kunar Province north of Asadabad.

After returning fire, the U.S. forces searched the gunmen's vehicle and found a large amount of currency.

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