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US Service Member Killed, 4 Others Injured In Afghanistan

Two of the injured service members are being treated at a nearby medical facility, and the other two have returned to duty.

US Service Member Killed, 4 Others Injured In Afghanistan

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Briana Koeneman

By Briana Koeneman

Posted: 2:17 p.m. EST Jan 2, 2018

An American service member was killed and four others wounded during combat in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.

According to a statement released by U.S. Forces Afghanistan, two of the injured service members are being treated at a nearby medical facility, and the other two have returned to duty. Their names were not released.

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