U.S. Servicemember Killed In Afghanistan

Pfc. Poff, a 3rd Cavalry Regiment soldier assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command – East advisory team security force, keeps watch from behind a position of cover in a rural area adjacent to the the Nangarhar police Regional Logistics Center during an advising trip Jan. 6, 2015. US Army US Army

RFE/AFP: NATO: U.S. Servicemember Killed In Afghanistan, At Least Sixth This Year

NATO says a U.S. military member in Afghanistan has been killed, at least the sixth American fatality this year amid a sharp uptick in fighting by Taliban and other militants.

A statement released by the alliance's Resolute Support mission said the unnamed person was killed on October 4 but did not provide further information, saying the incident was under investigation.

Taliban militants, meanwhile, claimed on October 4 that they had blown up a U.S. armored vehicle in southern Helmand Province, killing the soldiers on board. The claim could not be confirmed and it was not clear if the incidents were related.

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Update #1: U.S. service member becomes seventh combat fatality in Afghanistan this year (Washington Post)
Update #2: US service member killed in Afghanistan (CNN)

WNU Editor: Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the commander of U.S. Central Command, gives a grim assessment on the current combat situation in Afghanistan .... American general says Afghan battlefield losses are rising (AP).