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Afghan Attack Kills 8 US Soldiers

Remote region near Pakistan border was scene of 2008 'Black Hawk Down' attack

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 4, 2009 5:35 AM CDT

(AP) – Militant fighters attacked a pair of remote outposts in Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, killing eight US soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest battles of the eight-year war.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack for coalition... Read full story »

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