Pentagon: U.S. Military Service Member Killed In Afghanistan

U.S. Marines and Navy SEALs conduct a debrief during a joint visit, board, search, and seizure exercise as part of composite training unit exercise COMPTUEX in the Atlantic Ocean, July 20, 2015. US Department of Defense

CNN: US service member Killed in Afghanistan

A US service member was killed in combat in Afghanistan Tuesday.

The US military would not provide additional details, saying "the incident is under investigation."

"In accordance with US Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete," a statement from the Pentagon said.

This is the second US service member killed in action in Afghanistan in 2019.

Army Sgt. Cameron Meddock died last week at a medical facility in Germany after being wounded by small arms fire on January 13 during a combat operation in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.

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Update #1: U.S. military service member killed in Afghanistan: statement -- Reuters
Update #2: US servicemember is killed during engagement with enemy in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes

WNU Editor: This is the second US service member killed in action in Afghanistan in 2019.