COALITION: AUG. 22 ACTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN JUSTIFIED
September 02, 2008
September 02, 2008
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following press release:
Intense enemy fire justified actions taken by Afghan and U.S. forces during an Aug. 22 engagement in which several civilians and more than 30 Taliban fighters were killed in western Afghanistan, a coalition investigation has concluded.
The investigation found that Afghan and U.S. forces began taking fire from Taliban militants as the com . . .
Intense enemy fire justified actions taken by Afghan and U.S. forces during an Aug. 22 engagement in which several civilians and more than 30 Taliban fighters were killed in western Afghanistan, a coalition investigation has concluded.
The investigation found that Afghan and U.S. forces began taking fire from Taliban militants as the com . . .