U.S.-Led Team to Probe Afghanistan Deaths
The U.S.-led coalition raised the possibility Tuesday that a U.S. and a Canadian soldier killed in southern Afghanistan were victims of friendly fire. The coalition said it would investigate the Taliban attack Saturday on a coalition base in Helmand province, “including whether any of the casualties may have resulted from friendly fire.” Besides the two deaths, five soldiers were wounded in the attack: an American, three Canadians and an Afghan. Full Story