US special forces casualties feared in Afghanistan

An unknown number of US Special Forces have been either killed or wounded in Afghanistan

An unknown number of US Special Forces have been either killed or wounded in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, US officials have said.

The forces, along with Afghan troops, were taking part in a counter-terrorism operation when they came under fire, the officials told US media.

A medical helicopter sent to rescue the casualties was then forced down.

US-led Nato combat forces left Afghanistan at the end of 2014, but training and special forces remain.

BBC