 An explosion near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Thursday killed an unidentified U.S. service member and injured another, according to a military statement. The blast -- thought to be from a homemade bomb -- occurred as troops were traveling in a "high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle" in Paktika province near Orgun-e, said the statement, released by the Coalition Press Information Center in Kabul. The blast also injured a soldier with the Afghan National Army, the statement said. Both wounded troops were treated and were reported in stable condition, the statement said. |