U.S. Service Member Killed In Afghanistan

Photo: US Department of Defense

New Your Times: Attack Kills American Service Member in Eastern Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — An attack on Monday in eastern Afghanistan killed one American service member and wounded another in the second United States military combat death this year in the enduring war.

The American-led international mission in Kabul announced the casualties but did not identify the troops, pending notification of their next of kin. Several Afghan soldiers were also killed in what the American military deemed a “combat operation.”

Roughly 14,000 American troops are spread across Afghanistan in a war that is now in its 17th year. The forces are split between training the Afghan military to fight the Taliban and hunting terrorist organizations, such as the Islamic State’s affiliate in the country, which is known as the Khorasan group.

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Update #1: US soldier killed, several American, NATO troops injured in series of attacks in Afghanistan (Washington Times)
Update #2: US service member killed, another wounded in Afghanistan (Fox News)

WNU Editor: It has been a bad day in Afghanistan today .... Deadly day in Afghanistan: 10 journalists, 1 US soldier, and multiple civilians killed in 4 separate incidents (Business Insider)