US soldier killed and others wounded in Afghanistan as rescue helicopter comes under fire

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UK Telegraph:

One US special operations soldier has been killed in Afghanistan with at least two others wounded, and a rescue helicopter that tried to reach them was forced to make an emergency landing after encountering mortar fire.

 

The soldiers had been taking part in a joint US-Afghan counter-terrorism operation near the town of Marjah in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, which has been the site of heavy fighting with the Taliban. They reportedly came under heavy fire from insurgents during the operation.

 

A Taliban spokesman claimed that the group shot down a US helicopter during the battle. According to the Pentagon, however, the helicopter was not shot down but was forced to make an emergency landing amid mortar and small arms fire.