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One Marine Killed In Southern Afghanistan Fighting Taliban
It's the first day of a major U.S. offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, and the military says one Marine has been killed.
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U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB enter a hole in the wall of a mud compound that they detonated to enter and search for Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. On the left is CW02 John Daly of Collingdale, Pa. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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It's the first day of a major U.S. offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, and the military says one Marine has been killed.
Officials say several other Marines have been wounded or injured
during today's action.
Marines poured into villages controlled by the Taliban along
about 20 miles of the Helmand River. The Marines said about 4,000
troops, many from Camp Lejeune, N.C., were involved in the
offensive.
The U.S. military, meanwhile, says "all available resources"
are taking part in the search for an American soldier who was
captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. They say the soldier
disappeared Tuesday after walking off post with his three Afghan
counterparts.
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