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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Two U.S. special forces soldiers were killed and another was wounded Saturday when armed motorcyclists swept down on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. At least three Afghan soldiers also were wounded, a military spokesman said. Afghan officials said Taliban fighters who still are active in the area were behind the incident. The U.S. soldiers, escorted by Afghan troops, had been at the opening of a new school and hospital, built with American aid, about 200 miles west of Kandahar. The attackers escaped. It was the latest reminder that the war in...

-- Two U.S. special forces soldiers killed and one wounded in ambush in Afghanistan, Pentagon sources say. Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com /AOL Keyword: CNN for the latest news.

<p>BAGRAM, Afghanistan — U.S.-led forces have begun a new air and ground offensive in northeastern Afghanistan against rebels of the ousted Taliban regime and their al-Qaida allies, the military said Friday. A statement from Bagram Air Base said Operation Desert Lion was launched Thursday with an air assault in the Kohe Safi mountains. It did not specify the targets or say if any were hit.</p>

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFP) - US forces in Afghanistan (news - web sites) were pounded by rockets launched by suspected extremists as coalition troops continued a major al-Qaeda hunt, the US military said. Spokesman Colonel Roger King said Friday more than a dozen rockets were targeted at three separate US bases in what was the largest assault on US forces in almost five months. The attacks came as up to 1,000 personnel continued a major air and ground offensive against al-Qaeda, code-named "Valiant Strike", in mountains near the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. King refused to...

B A G R A M, Afghanistan, March 20 — As the war began in Iraq, U.S. soldiers mounted one of the biggest searches in a year for Taliban and al Qaeda fugitives in Afghanistan. The military said the timing was coincidental, adding that it was acting on new intelligence from radio intercepts. Anti-U.S. groups had threatened to intensify attacks on the multinational coalition in Afghanistan if war breaks out in Iraq. Operation "Valiant Strike" began at 6 a.m. today (8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday) and involved nearly 1,000 U.S. troops and their Afghan allies. Backed by attack helicopters, they swept...

About U.S. 1,000 troops go into Afghanistan. LET'S PLAY TWO!!