Tough deal for USPI, and my heart goes out to the family of the dead and wounded. Two ambushes, almost back to back like this sucks. At least the security elements were able to take out 15 Taliban during the fight. –Head Jundi
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U.S. firm ambushed again in Afghan south, 23 dead
Fri Sep 12, 9:09 AM ET
At least 23 people were killed when Taliban insurgents ambushed a U.S. security firm convoy in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, provincial officials said, the second attack on the firm in as many days.
Farah provincial police chief Khalilullah Rahmani said 15 of the dead were Taliban militants killed in the fighting that broke out following the ambush.
Rahmani said U.S. Protection and Investigations, a firm involved in escorting supplies for coalition forces, also suffered casualties but he had no details.