The Pentagon identified the two Americans late Thursday night who were killed in Afghanistan earlier this week.
Sgt. Douglas Riney and Michael Sauro were the service member and Defense Department civilian employee who died in the “inside the wire” attack at Camp Morehead north of Kabul. The unknown attacker wore an Afghan army uniform and was killed after the attack, according to a senior defense official.
Riney, who was 26 years old, was assigned to the support squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division based in Fort Hood, Texas. Sauro, who was 40, was assigned to the Defense Ammunition Center at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Okla.
Two civilians and one service member were also wounded in the attack, but were in stable condition.
The troops were part of the NATO mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces.
Another U.S. casualty in northern Iraq was announced on Thursday. That service member, who was killed by an improvised explosive device, has not yet been named.
