General orders new probe into deadly battle

A top US military commander has ordered a new investigation into a firefight in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of nine American soldiers and led to claims of negligence by their senior commanders.

General orders new probe into deadly battle

A top US military commander has ordered a new investigation into a firefight in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of nine American soldiers and led to claims of negligence by their senior commanders.

General David Petraeus, who heads the US Central Command, has appointed Richard Natonski, a Marine Corps lieutenant general, to handle the inquiry, Central Command announced.

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