Incoming Commander of Resolute Support forces and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Army General John Nicholson (L) speaks during a change of command ceremony in Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. Reuters/Rahmat Gul
The Hill: 5 US special operators wounded fighting ISIS in Afghanistan
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that five U.S. special operators were recently wounded in clearing operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The U.S. special operators were conducting partnered operations with Afghan special operators in the southern Afghanistan province of Nangarhar, Army Gen. John Nicholson said during a press briefing.
The injuries occurred during operations conducted in the last few days and were from small arms fire and shrapnel, Nicholson said.
The wounds were not life-threatening, and two of the service members have returned to their units, while three were evacuated from Afghanistan, Nicholson said.
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