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US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
In accordance with US Department of Defense policy, the names of the service members killed in action are withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete, the statement said. Three weeks ago two US soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Pashtun-infested Logar province. The incident happened in Chark district. Monday’s fatality brings the corpse count to 20 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year. The US currently has about 12,000 troops in Afghanistan engaged in training, advising and assisting Afghan cops and performing counter-terrorism operations.
“Last night we performed a heavy explosion on the U.S occupiers and their slaves in the Safarbai area of Chahar Dara district in Kunduz, as a result of which an American soldier was killed, another U.S soldier an an Afghan special force member were seriously injured.”, Zabihullah Mujaheed tweeted. Related: Chahar Dara district: 2019-12-18 Special Forces conduct major offensive against Taliban compounds in Kunduz Chahar Dara district: 2019-07-30 Afghan Special Forces destroy house-borne IED in Kandahar province Chahar Dara district: 2019-05-12 19 Taliban militants killed in Special Forces operations in Kunduz and Khost provinces, 10 innocents freed Related: Kunduz: 2019-12-22 News from the Taliban: 5 civilians martyred in cold blood in enemy aggression Kunduz: 2019-12-18 38 Taliban militants killed in Special Forces raids, airstrikes in 12 provinces Kunduz: 2019-12-18 Special Forces conduct major offensive against Taliban compounds in Kunduz Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-24 |
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