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Helicopters' employment against an attack against Us troops

Kabul, Afghanistan - The aggression came from opponents of Us military presence

According to what has been reported by an Iranian radio hard clashes have occurred yesterday in the Us military base at Khost airport, in the southeast of Afghanistan, between opponents of the Us military presence in the country and the American troops. Around 22:00 local time (17:30 gmt), the aggressor launched a surprise rocket attack, but there're not any news on possible casualties; Us troops...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 40731
Rome, Italy, 02/19/2003 14:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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