The US military has announced the death of one of its service members in a combat mission in Afghanistan.
The US Department of Defense made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that the soldier had been killed “as a result of enemy small arms fire,” without disclosing the name of the service member or the branch of the military.
“In accordance with US 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 Pentagon said in a statement.
The NATO mission in Afghanistan – Resolute Support Mission (RSM) – said the incident was under investigation, declining to provide further details.
This is the second US service member killed in military operations in Afghanistan in 2019.
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