US special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan operation against Islamic State
RIP Soldier.
read more at the linkAUS soldier was killed while conducting operations against Islamic State in Afghanistan late on Saturday, a US military spokesman said in a message posted on Twitter.
"The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday during an operation in Nangarhar Province" in eastern Afghanistan, said Navy Captain Bill Salvin in a message on the official Twitter account of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.
The soldier was a special forces operator and was killed in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, Capt Salvin told Reuters separately.