<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)" id="mwAdM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Afghanistan</a>: Seven American <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Operations_Forces" id="mwAdQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Special Operations Forces">Special Operations Forces</a> soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Takur_Ghar" id="mwAdU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Takur Ghar">infiltrate</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah-i-Kot_Valley" id="mwAdY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Shah-i-Kot Valley">Shah-i-Kot Valley</a> on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.