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USA special forces soldier killed in anti-Isis operation in Afghanistan

  • by Kristina Cox
  • in World Media
  • — Apr 9, 2017
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Soldiers pile out of helicopter in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, on Oct 4.

An American soldier was killed during operations against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan late on Saturday, the USA military said in a statement posted on Twitter.

An American soldier supporting the USA counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan known as Operation Freedom's Sentinel was killed in action in the eastern part of that country late Saturday, a US official announced.

US and Afghan forces have been fighting the Islamic State in Afghanistan's restive east since 2015.

Salvin said in the tweet that more information would be released "as appropriate". It is home to the militants that took on both the Taliban and Afghan government.

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He said the GSTN has been designed in such a manner that it can not be audited by CAG and RTI too does not apply to it. He said, it is a matter of happiness that all political parties extended their support in the passage of the bills.

There are about 8,400 United States troops in Afghanistan.

The soldier's death was confirmed today (8 April) by US Navy Captain Bill Salvin, who told Reuters a special forces operator had been killed.

American troops have been assisting Afghan forces battling the regional branch of ISIS, known as Islamic State-Khorasan Province, since early a year ago when the US designated the group a foreign terrorist organization.

In 2016, nine American service members were killed in action in Afghanistan as part of the mission.

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