In other news from Afghanistan, US forces have withdrawn from an outpost where nine American soldiers were killed on Sunday. Militants fired machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars at the base in the village of Wanat for hours. It was the deadliest attack on US troops in Afghanistan in three years. Insurgents have moved into the village in what is being called a significant propaganda victory for the Taliban.
US Abandons Site of Deadly Troop Raid
HeadlineJul 17, 2008