Hours-long gun battle with Taliban occurred in Helmand province
Pentagon insists US forces were not on combat missionAn hours-long gun battle in southern Afghanistan has left one elite US service member dead and two others injured,although the Pentagon insisted that its personnel were not involved in a “combat” mission.
Details remained uncertain approximately the Monday battle in Marja, in the southern province of Helmand, and which has re-emerged as a battleground between Taliban forces and the US-backed military. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com