in actual combat-not bad, it's been 90 days so far, let's hope it keeps that type of record.
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed Friday by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan , the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.
A CIA officer was wounded but was expected to survive.
Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, said the casualties underscored the dangers faced by dozens of American special operations forces who are working with local Afghan fighters to coordinate the hunt for Osama bin Laden, his al-Qaida lieutenants and senior Taliban members.
In a sign of progress, the United States has arranged for Pakistan to turn over to U.S. control the Taliban's former ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, who would be one of the highest ranking Taliban officials to fall into U.S. hands, according to a senior defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed Friday by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan , the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.
A CIA officer was wounded but was expected to survive.
Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, said the casualties underscored the dangers faced by dozens of American special operations forces who are working with local Afghan fighters to coordinate the hunt for Osama bin Laden, his al-Qaida lieutenants and senior Taliban members.
In a sign of progress, the United States has arranged for Pakistan to turn over to U.S. control the Taliban's former ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, who would be one of the highest ranking Taliban officials to fall into U.S. hands, according to a senior defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
