Shooting leaves one American soldier injured

Thursday, April 18, 2002

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A gunman opened fire Wednesday on a group of U.S. troops shopping on a busy street in this former Taliban stronghold, wounding one American and an Afghan before escaping, the U.S. military and witnesses said.

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