US troops injured in Afghan bomb blast

A roadside bomb wounded six American troops in the same mountainous area where a commando team was ambushed and a special forces helicopter shot down last month, the US military said today.

US troops injured in Afghan bomb blast

A roadside bomb wounded six American troops in the same mountainous area where a commando team was ambushed and a special forces helicopter shot down last month, the US military said today.

Militants opened fire on the US convoy after the blast yesterday in Kunar province’s Asadabad district, prompting US forces to launch air strikes and artillery fire against suspected enemy positions, a US military statement said.

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