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Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan |
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Updated at:
1400
PST, Saturday, July 04, 2009 |
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KHOST: Two US soldiers were killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, the US military said,as Afghan authorities reported that 32 rebels died in an ensuing US helicopter attack.
"There was an incident with a possible IED (improvises explosive device) in Paktika province this morning in which two US service members were killed," Sergeant Charles March, a military spokesman said.
The military spokesman could not give further details but Hamidullah Zhwak, a spokesman for the local administration, said the US casualties occurred when a fuel tanker was exploded by the rebels in front of a government building.
"After the blast the American helicopters came in and attacked the Taliban who were preparing to attack the district headquarters," he said, referring to the Zirok district where the incident took place.
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