U.S. forces stationed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar region were attacked early Sunday.
The LATEST from @JimLaPorta and myself: US & Afghanistan special operations forces killed in "green on blue" ambush in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province. 2 KIA from US 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group & 9 KIA from Afghan Special Operations Forces https://t.co/dY9Lvea58U pic.twitter.com/0fTaKswB9x
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According to local sources, four US soldiers were killed and several wounded in the attack.
The exact number of casualties is not known.
https://twitter.com/SavasA01/status/1226266795788636160
Official: US Troop Casualties in Afghan Military Mission
American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said Saturday.https://t.co/nGQNUA1thP
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American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said Saturday (via AP) https://t.co/cuU6F8I1y9
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 8, 2020
UPDATE– Two US troops killed in Nangarhar attack.
https://twitter.com/The_Lady_Red/status/1226508844815114241
2 US soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack
Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. pic.twitter.com/B3q7T7xzi0
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