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THREE US COMMANDOS DISAPPEAR IN KANDAHAR WITHOUT TRACE KANDAHAR (Islam News): According to fresh reports received from Kandahar, three US soldiers on a routine survey mission in the Kabul Shopping Center of Kandahar, have disappeared. According to reliable sources, these Marines disappeared two days ago and US Forces have searched every street of Kandahar but they have failed to recover their companions. As this news goes to press, there is no news on their whereabouts. 07 January 2002 : Five US Marines Killed in Martyrdom Operation in Khost KHOST (Islam News): Mujahideen attacked a group of US marines in Khost, due to which five were killed on the spot and three others were severely injured. Several other members of the puppet Afghan government were also injured along with the Americans. According to reliable sources, after the bombing of the US warplanes on Maulana Jalaluddin Haqqani's Madrasah which destroyed a mosque, US commandos went there to estimate the destruction caused along with Northern Alliance servicemen when unknown Mujahideen suddenly attacked them. According to eyewitnesses, the US commandos became the victims of the bullets due to the sudden and unexpected attack. The guerrilla action was so intense and so swift that was no chance for the Marines to regroup themselves. In all there were eight commandos in the unit out of which five were killed and three injured severely. |
