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U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan battle
(CNN) -- A U.S. soldier has been killed and another wounded in a battle with about 20 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military says. An Afghan National Army Soldier was also wounded in Saturday's fight, the military said. The battle, which included small arms fire and close-air support aircraft, took place in the Sangin District of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, the military said. "There are known Taliban extremists in the Sangin District, and the Afghan National Army and Coalition forces will continue to attack these enemies of Afghanistan until the district and province are safe and secure," said Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, commanding general of the Coalition's Combined Joint Task Force - 76. "We will not be deterred from our mission to provide a safe and secure environment to the Afghan people." The wounded U.S. and ANA soldiers were evacuated to a Coalition medical facility in Kandahar Province for treatment, the military said. 
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