U.S. Soldier Wounded in Firefight with Rebels Near Kabul

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http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en41507&F_catID=sd&f_type=source


KABUL: U.S. troops fought a gunbattle with
three suspected rebels on the outskirts of the
Afghan capital, the U.S. military said Sunday.
One American solder was slightly wounded and an
insurgent was captured, a foreign news agency
reported.

The firefight occurred near a training center for
the Afghan army in the northeast part of Kabul,
the U.S. military said in a statement from Bagram
Air Base, the military headquarters north of the
capital.

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1. AP link at Gaurdian, same story

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3255223,00.html



The name of the wounded U.S. soldier was not
released. He returned to duty after being treated.

Taliban and al-Qaida rebels have been launching
increasingly bold assaults in recent months,
raiding police stations, killing aid workers and
confronting U.S. troops in growing numbers.