Shootout between US and Afghan forces kills soldiers on both sides

Kabul, Afghanistan • A shootout between Afghan and U.S. soldiers during joint operations in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday resulted in fatalities on both sides, Afghan and U.S. officials said.Details of the incident, in Nangarhar province where U.S. Special Forces were helping Afghan commandos and the Afghan army clear an area threatened by the Taliban, were scarce. It was not clear whether the firefight was the work of Taliban infiltrators, a major concern in the past, or the result of an