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U.S. soldiers die in Afghan battle
SPECIAL REPORT(CNN) -- Four U.S. soldiers have been killed and another wounded during a battle with militants inside Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, the U.S. military said. The battle -- part of the ongoing "Operation Mountain Lion" -- happened in the northern part of Nuristan Province Wednesday along the mountainous border area where suspected Taliban and al Qaeda remnants are suspected of taking refuge. Coalition forces attacked enemy positions in a remote area of the Kamdesh District, when the soldiers were killed. The operation continued into Wednesday night, in the air and on the ground, the military said. Enemy casualties have yet to be determined, the military said. "We deeply regret the deaths of these brave and selfless soldiers who died fighting for security and freedom," said Maj. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley, commander of Combined Joint task Force-76. "These superb soldiers, who represented the best our nation has to offer, served our Army and nation proudly. They were fighting for a better future for the people of Afghanistan and we will never forget them." Operation Mountain Lion was launched in mid-April with some 2,500 U.S. and Afghan forces trying to oust Taliban and al Qaeda militants from Afghanistan's eastern provinces. 
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