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Land Mine Takes 4 American Lives
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2005-03-26
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A land mine blast in southeast Afghanistan took the lives of four American soldiers after their vehicle struck it.
Over 100 Amercian troops have died in Afghanistan since 2001, though most have been accidents.
A Reuters article says:
"A Taliban spokesman, Mullah Dadullah, told Reuters via satellite telephone that Taliban fighters had planted the mine.
Taliban claims of responsibility are not always reliable, and Lieutenant Cindy Moore, a U.S. military spokeswoman, said it was uncertain whether the mine was old or planted recently."
The four soldiers were traveling with Afghan troops in a three-vehicle patrol.
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