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thedrifter
02-18-03, 06:51 AM
The Associated Press
Published: Feb 18, 2003

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. special forces troops came under fire in eastern Afghanistan but were not hurt, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
The incident occurred Monday afternoon near Asadabad, 100 miles northeast of the capital Kabul, said Col. Roger King, a military spokesman at Bagram Air Base.

"The fire was ineffective and the U.S. forces broke contact," King said. It was not clear how many enemy fighters were involved in the shooting.

He said the troops kept driving and did not shoot back because they didn't know where the fire came from.

"They had nothing to shoot at. They had nothing to engage," King said. "You have two choices, you could stop and fight or you could get out of the area. Easiest thing to do is get out of the area."

The Kunar province, where Asadabad is located, is believed to be a stronghold of renegade rebel fighter Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who is being targeted by U.S. Special Forces along with Taliban and al-Qaida fugitives.

Sempers,

Roger