U.S. Service Member Killed In Afghanistan

The US military did not provide further details on the attack but the Taliban claimed they were behind the roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province that killed the soldier

VOA: Service Member Killed in Afghanistan, US Military Says

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - The U.S. military has announced that a U.S. service member was killed in action Monday in Afghanistan.

In making the announcement, the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan did not provide further details on where and how the casualty occurred.

The Taliban, in a statement sent to journalists, claimed the U.S. casualty occurred in the volatile northern Kunduz province.

The insurgent group said it targeted Afghan and American soldiers with a roadside bomb as they tried to conduct a joint raid against Taliban positions in the Char Dara district.

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