Archived Shootout Between U.S. and Afghans Kills Soldiers on Both Sides (nytimes.com)
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Archived Shootout Between U.S. and Afghans Kills Soldiers on Both Sides (nytimes.com)
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'Two Afghan officials said five or six American soldiers and six Afghan soldiers were killed. '
'KABUL, Afghanistan — A shootout between Afghan and American soldiers during joint operations in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday resulted in fatalities on both sides, Afghan and American officials said. '
'The American military command in Afghanistan confirmed that a joint American and Afghan force had come under “direct fire” in Nangarhar without providing details. '
'Details of the incident, in Nangarhar Province where American Special Forces were helping Afghan commandos and the Afghan Army clear an area threatened by the Taliban, were scarce. '
'A United States military official said there were at least six American casualties and confirmed that they included fatalities but did not say how many. '
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