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The body of a US soldier killed in fight with Taliban arrives home at Christmas
 [KhaamaPress] The dead body of Green Beret, an American soldier who lost his life in fight with Taliban arrived at Dover Air Force base, US media reported.The 33-year-old Green Beret from New Jersey was killed by Taliban in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan on Monday. Greet Beret is the 20th American soldier who died in combat operations in Afghanistan this year. Around 12,000 American soldiers are currently in Afghanistan to assist the Afghanistan National Defense Forces in fighting with terrorism. As a political settlement is agreed with Taliban, foreign troops will withdraw from the country based on an agreed schedule which is going to be defined in the peace agreement. U.S peace envoy Zalmay Khalizad is said to be in Doha, waiting for the Taliban peace delegation to return back following consultations with their elders on the agreement conditions. Related: Kunduz: 2019-12-25 Taliban-Controlled District in Nangarhar Cleared Kunduz: 2019-12-25 15 Afghan soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush in Northern Balkh province Kunduz: 2019-12-24 US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-27 |
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