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2 US service members killed during raid in Afghanistan, 1 wounded

By Kyle Feldscher
Published April 27, 2017 2:12pm ET
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2 US service members killed during raid in Afghanistan, 1 wounded
According to the report, the raid took place in the Achin District in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan on Thursday. American forces were conducting a joint raid with Afghan forces. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) | Rahmat Gul

Two U.S. service members were killed on Thursday after coming under attack during a raid in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Thursday, and another service member has been wounded.

The raid took place in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan while U.S. forces were fighting alongside Afghan forces against the ISIS-Khorasan group.

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