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A US soldier in Afghanistan
A US couple checking their answering machine heard a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan.

Stephen Phillips, 22, was fighting insurgents when his mobile phone was pressed, causing it to dial his parents' number in Otis, Oregon.

The recording has since been posted on the video-sharing website YouTube, where it has been listened to more than 200,000 times.

His mother, Sandie Petee, and her husband, Jeff, heard the message after returning home from shopping.

"He said, 'Don't let Grandma hear it'," Mrs Petee said.