A U. S. service member was killed in Afghanistan Saturday, according to the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. “In accordance with U. S. Department…
A U. S. service member was killed in Afghanistan Saturday, according to the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.
“In accordance with U. S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete,” the NATO statement reads.
This marks the second member of the U. S. military to be killed in Afghanistan in November and the tenth in 2018, according to a report by ABC News .
While the U. S. and NATO formally ended their combat mission in the country in 2014, troops continue to provide support to Afghan security forces.
