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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan as Trump directs pre-election drawdown

By Jamie McIntyre
Published July 30, 2019 12:46pm ET
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Two US troops killed in Afghanistan as Trump directs pre-election drawdown
In this Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, photo, U.S. Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment walk past children asking for candy while on patrol in Sangin district southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The cacophony of gunfire and bombing that dominated this southern river valley in the fall has dropped to a whisper, but U.S. Marines who have paid a heavy price battling the Taliban in Afghanistan's deadliest spot expect the insurgents to hit back hard. | (Sebastian Abbot/AP)

Two U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan Monday, bringing to 12 the number of Americans killed in combat there this year, according to a tally by the Washington Examiner.

The deaths were reported without further details by the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support in a brief news release.

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