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Offline TomSea

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U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO
« on: November 24, 2018, 09:58:14 am »
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NOVEMBER 24, 2018 / 12:41 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement, bringing the U.S. combat death toll this year to eight.

The identity of the service member and details about the incident will be shared at a later stage, said Debra Richardson spokesperson for the Resolute Support in Afghanistan.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-nato/u-s-service-member-killed-in-afghanistan-nato-idUSKCN1NT06P
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Re: U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2018, 08:50:58 pm »
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Army Sgt. Leandro Jasso died Saturday after being shot in Afghanistan's Nimruz province. (U.S. Army)
By Dan Lamothe
November 25 at 12:47 PM

A soldier in the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment was mortally wounded by gunfire Saturday during an operation against al-Qaeda fighters in a remote part of southwestern Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said Sunday.

Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/11/25/army-ranger-mortally-wounded-operation-against-al-qaeda-afghanistan-military-says/?utm_term=.03298d6df103

The last paragraph tells us he was from Leavenworth, Washington State. May his family be comforted in this difficult time. May his soul rest in peace.
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Re: U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2018, 09:38:53 pm »
Get our people out of that place.
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Offline Fishrrman

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Re: U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2018, 11:07:41 pm »
Agreed with Sanguine.

Why are we still there?
If we haven't been able to accomplish by now what we started out to do back around 2003, when will it be accomplished, if ever?

Addendum:
What was it we were trying to accomplish, in the first place?
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