18 August 2017

News Story: US Soldier Killed in Fighting Against Daesh in Afghanistan

A US soldier was killed Wednesday and an unspecified number wounded while battling Daesh in eastern Afghanistan, the US army said.

The Afghan army also sustained casualties in what the US military characterized as a partnered operation.

Officials in Kabul have said little else about the engagement, releasing only a brief statement indicating that the wounded were evacuated for medical treatment, the families of those involved were being notified, and the mission was said to be aimed at "further reducing" Daesh's regional presence.

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