Friday's Taliban Attack At A Special Forces Base In Kabul Killed One U.S. Serviceman And Wounded Two Others

CNN: U.S. service member among more than 50 killed in Afghanistan attacks

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)More than 50 people -- including 27 students at a police academy and one U.S. service member -- were killed in three separate attacks in Afghanistan on Friday, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.

The American was killed when a NATO coalition base in the capital city, Kabul, was attacked, a defense official told CNN. Another official told CNN's Barbara Starr that nearly 20 people of varying nationalities were wounded.

Separately, U.S. Army Col. Brian Triebus said in a statement that eight Afghan civilian contractors and four insurgents were also killed in that incident. Triebus also said a coalition service member was killed, but he did not give the nationality of that person.

More News On Friday's Taliban Attack At A Special Forces Base In Kabul

1 American killed, 2 wounded in militant attack at US Special Operations base in Kabul -- FOX News
US service member among dozens dead in trio of attacks in Afghanistan -- The Hill
Afghan Violence: NATO Service Member Killed in Special Ops Base Attack -- NBC News/Reuters
9 killed in attack on Afghanistan military base in one of Kabul’s deadliest days -- AP
American killed in Afghan military base attack -- CBS/AP
One 7th Special Forces group soldier killed, another injured in Afghanistan attack -- NWF Daily News
Attacks on army, police and U.S. special forces kill 50 in Kabul -- Reuters