SHOOTOUT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.
PLACE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. COURTNEY KUBE HAS THE
PART OF THE COUNTRY. COURTNEY KUBE HAS THE LATE-BREAKING DETAILS.
COURTNEY KUBE HAS THE LATE-BREAKING DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT
LATE-BREAKING DETAILS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT FOUR U.S. MILITARY
>> Reporter: TONIGHT FOUR U.S. MILITARY OFFICIALS TELLING NBC
FOUR U.S. MILITARY OFFICIALS TELLING NBC NEWS THAT MULTIPLE
OFFICIALS TELLING NBC NEWS THAT MULTIPLE U.S. TROOPS HAVE BEEN
NEWS THAT MULTIPLE U.S. TROOPS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED IN
U.S. TROOPS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.
KILLED AND WOUNDED IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN. A U.S. MILITARY
EASTERN AFGHANISTAN. A U.S. MILITARY SPOKESPERSON IN KABUL
A U.S. MILITARY SPOKESPERSON IN KABUL RELEASING THIS
SPOKESPERSON IN KABUL RELEASING THIS STATEMENT.
RELEASING THIS STATEMENT. "A COMBINED U.S. AND
STATEMENT. "A COMBINED U.S. AND AFGHAN FORCE
"A COMBINED U.S. AND AFGHAN FORCE CONDUCTING AN
AFGHAN FORCE CONDUCTING AN OPERATION IN NANGARHAR
CONDUCTING AN OPERATION IN NANGARHAR PROVINCE WAS ENGAGED
OPERATION IN NANGARHAR PROVINCE WAS ENGAGED BY DIRECT FIRE ON
PROVINCE WAS ENGAGED BY DIRECT FIRE ON FEBRUARY 8.
BY DIRECT FIRE ON FEBRUARY 8. WE ARE ASSESSING THE
FEBRUARY 8. WE ARE ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND WILL
WE ARE ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND WILL PROVIDE FURTHER
SITUATION AND WILL PROVIDE FURTHER UPDATES AS THEY BECOME
PROVIDE FURTHER UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE."
UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE." BOTH THE TALIBAN AND
AVAILABLE." BOTH THE TALIBAN AND ISIS OPERATE IN
BOTH THE TALIBAN AND ISIS OPERATE IN NANGAHAR PROVINCE,
ISIS OPERATE IN NANGAHAR PROVINCE, WHICH SITS ALONG THE
NANGAHAR PROVINCE, WHICH SITS ALONG THE BORDER WITH PAKISTAN.
WHICH SITS ALONG THE BORDER WITH PAKISTAN. THIS ATTACK COMES AS
BORDER WITH PAKISTAN. THIS ATTACK COMES AS THE U.S. TRIES TO END
THIS ATTACK COMES AS THE U.S. TRIES TO END THE NEARLY
THE U.S. TRIES TO END THE NEARLY TWO-DECADE-LONG WAR IN
THE NEARLY TWO-DECADE-LONG WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.
TWO-DECADE-LONG WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. AT HIS STATE OF THE
AFGHANISTAN. AT HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS LAST
AT HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS LAST WEEK PRESIDENT TRUMP
UNION ADDRESS LAST WEEK PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID PEACE TALKS ARE
WEEK PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID PEACE TALKS ARE UNDER WAY.
SAID PEACE TALKS ARE UNDER WAY. >> WE ARE WORKING TO
UNDER WAY. >> WE ARE WORKING TO FINALLY END AMERICA’S
>> WE ARE WORKING TO FINALLY END AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR AND BRING
FINALLY END AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR AND BRING OUR TROOPS BACK HOME.
LONGEST WAR AND BRING OUR TROOPS BACK HOME. >> Reporter: THERE ARE
OUR TROOPS BACK HOME. >> Reporter: THERE ARE NEARLY 13,000 U.S.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE NEARLY 13,000 U.S. TROOPS DEPLOYED TO
NEARLY 13,000 U.S. TROOPS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN.
TROOPS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN. BUT MILITARY LEADERS
AFGHANISTAN. BUT MILITARY LEADERS HAVE SAID THEY CAN
BUT MILITARY LEADERS HAVE SAID THEY CAN DECREASE TO 8,600
HAVE SAID THEY CAN DECREASE TO 8,600 WITHOUT IMPACTING
DECREASE TO 8,600 WITHOUT IMPACTING COUNTERTERROR
WITHOUT IMPACTING COUNTERTERROR OPERATIONS.
COUNTERTERROR OPERATIONS. LAST YEAR 22 AMERICAN
OPERATIONS. LAST YEAR 22 AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS WERE
LAST YEAR 22 AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN.
SERVICE MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN. FOUR U.S. SERVICE
KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN. FOUR U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE DIED
FOUR U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE DIED ALREADY IN 2020, NOT
MEMBERS HAVE DIED ALREADY IN 2020, NOT INCLUDING TODAY’S
ALREADY IN 2020, NOT INCLUDING TODAY’S ATTACK.
INCLUDING TODAY’S ATTACK. >> AND KOURTNEY JOINS
ATTACK. >> AND KOURTNEY JOINS US NOW.
>> AND KOURTNEY JOINS US NOW. COURTNEY, YOU SAID
US NOW. COURTNEY, YOU SAID THIS WAS A JOINT
COURTNEY, YOU SAID THIS WAS A JOINT OPERATION.
THIS WAS A JOINT OPERATION. WERE THERE ANY AFGHAN
OPERATION. WERE THERE ANY AFGHAN CASUALTIES?
WERE THERE ANY AFGHAN CASUALTIES? >> Reporter: U.S.
CASUALTIES? >> Reporter: U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THERE
>> Reporter: U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THERE WERE AFGHAN CASUALTIES
OFFICIALS SAY THERE WERE AFGHAN CASUALTIES BUT RIGHT NOW WE JUST
