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US soldier killed in Afghanistan

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A roadside bomb killed an American soldier Tuesday near the capital of Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province, following the first major US deployment to the southern city since foreign forces withdrew in 2014.
The blast, which occurred during an anti-Taliban operation, left another American and six Afghan soldiers wounded, the US-led NATO coalition said. The casualties come just a day after NATO announced the deployment of around 100 US troops to Lashkar Gah to help head off a potential Taliban takeover of Helmand’s capital as fighting intensifies.
“One US service member died as a result of wounds sustained during operations near Lashkar Gah in Helmand,” NATO said in a statement.
“The service member was killed conducting train, advise, assist activities with Afghan counterparts under NATO authorities when their patrol triggered an Improvised Explosive Device,” the statement added, without naming the soldier. It marks the first American fatality in the country since January, when a US soldier was killed while conducting a mission with Afghan special forces in Helmand’s Marjah district.
“On behalf of all of US Forces — Afghanistan, as well as Resolute Support (NATO), our deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of those involved,” said General John Nicholson, commander of US and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
“We are deeply saddened by this loss, but remain committed to helping our Afghan partners provide a brighter future for themselves and their children.”
NATO said the soldier was not part of the new deployment to Lashkar Gah, which the coalition has called a “temporary effort” to train and advise local forces.
There are currently around 700 US troops in Helmand as part of a similar counter-insurgency training mission, NATO said.
Fighting has recently escalated in the opium-growing province, with insurgents coming within a few kilometers of Lashkar Gah — raising fears the city is at risk of falling.
The turmoil convulsing Helmand, blighted by a huge opium harvest that helps fund the insurgency, underscores a rapidly unraveling security situation in Afghanistan.
Fighting has left thousands of people displaced in Helmand in recent weeks, sparking a humanitarian crisis as officials report food and water shortages.

Source: Arab News

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