US service member killed in Afghanistan, second in less than a week

By Jamie McIntyre

Published July 12, 2018 5:06pm ET

US service member killed in Afghanistan, second in less than a week — Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up at an intelligence headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off an intense firefight with security forces, officials said. (AP Photo) | AP

An American and an Afghan service member were killed and several other Afghan forces wounded during combat operations in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, the U.S. military has announced.

The identity and military branch of the U.S. casualty has not been released pending notification of next of kin.

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