US special forces soldier killed in operation against IS in Afghanistan

US special forces soldier killed in operation against IS in Afghanistan

A member of the US special forces has been killed while taking part in an operation against Islamic State in Afghanistan. "The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday during an operation in Nangarhar Province" in eastern Afghanistan, US Navy Captain Bill Salvin said 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.
A U.S. special forces service member is killed while taking part in an operation against ISIL militants in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province.