GI and Afghan Soldier Are Killed in Attack
From Times Wire Reports
An American serviceman and an Afghan soldier were killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
The small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack Friday also wounded another U.S. soldier and two Afghan army soldiers during combat operations north of Kandahar, the military said.
The three wounded soldiers were taken to a nearby base for treatment, according to a statement from the main U.S. base at Bagram, north of the capital, Kabul.
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