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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 8, 2004
Release Number: 04-08-11C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CFC-Afghanistan: Three killed, one injured in IED incident
GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Two U.S. Soldiers and one local national interpreter died, and one U.S. Soldier was injured Aug. 7 at approx. 11 a.m. when their High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle struck an improvised explosive device approximately 100 kilometers southwest of Ghazni.
The wounded Soldier was flown to Kandahar Airfield hospital for medical treatment, and is currently listed in stable condition.
The Department of Defense will release the names of the deceased U.S. military personnel, pending next of kin notifications.
For further information, please contact the press information center, Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, by email: Kabul-presscenter@cfc-a.centcom.mil ; or call U.S. Central Command Public Affairs: 813-827-5894, 5896.
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