(25 Jun 2002)
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3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colonel Roger King, US Army:
"Operation Mountain Lion continues with patrolling and reconnaissance by coalition elements through southeastern Afghanistan. US Special Forces in Konar province came under enemy mortar fire at approximately 8:30p.m. last night. They returned fire with their own mortars, visually acquired enemy forces and called in close air support. Two FA-18 attack jets dropped two Mark 82 bombs on the suspected mortar site. We are awaiting battle damage assessment by friendly forces, there were no friendly casualties in the exchange."
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5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colonel Roger King, US Army:
"US special operation forces in the vicinity of Khost came under 107 mm (millimetre) rocket fire at two a.m. local (time). The rocket impacted approximately a kilometre from the airfield there. There were no friendly casualties and the ground commander dispatched a security patrol to investigate but there is no further information at this time. "
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STORYLINE:
US Special Forces had come under mortar fire in eastern Afghanistan, a US Army spokesman said on Tuesday.
Colonel Roger King told a briefing at Bagram airbase the incident occurred in the province of Konar late on Monday evening.
The troops fired back with mortars and American FA18 planes dropped two 500-pound bombs on the launch site.
King said patrols were still searching to see if any attackers were killed.
US troops also came under fire in the town of Khost for the second day in a row.
A rocket exploded before dawn a kilometre (half mile) from Khost airport, where US Special Forces operate and a patrol was searching for the source of the firing.
The previous night, a rocket was fired in the Khost area near US troops. No one was hurt in either attack.
US and British troops have been searching the area around Khost and other provinces near the Pakistani border for al-Qaida and Taliban fighters.
Though few fighters have been found, coalition forces have come under rocket fire several times in past weeks, without casualties. It is not known if al-Qaida, the Taliban or local warlords are firing the rockets.
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