Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan were Special Forces in close-quarters fight, according to report
By STARS AND STRIPES Published: June 25, 2019
Two U.S. servicemembers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to a statement from the U.S.-led NATO Resolute Support mission.
The U.S. military provided no other details on Wednesday. Pentagon policy is to withhold releasing names of servicemembers killed in action for 24 hours after next of kin are notified.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that the two soldiers were from an Army Special Forces team killed by small-arms fire in a close-quarters fight with Taliban forces. The Times, citing unnamed defense officials, reported the soldiers were killed in the southern Uruzgan province.
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