U.S. soldier injured in truck incident; first U.S. casualty of Afghanistan operation

By The Associated Press

An Army soldier got trapped between two trucks and was critically injured Wednesday, becoming the first American casualty of Operation Enduring Freedom, the campaign against terrorism, officials said.

The soldier's name and where the accident took place were not disclosed.

"U.S. medical personnel on the scene performed initial lifesaving care," then the soldier was taken to a U.S. base in Incirlik, Turkey, for further treatment, said Maj. Brad Lowell, a U.S. Central Command spokesman at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

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