Another U.S. Green Beret Killed in Afghanistan

U.S. Service Member Killed in Afghanistan NATO release

16 SEP 2019

U.S. Service Member Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.S. service member was killed in action today in Afghanistan, NATO reported.

16 U.S. Service Members have been killed in combat in Afghanistan this year, with 10 of those having been killed in action since June of this year, an accelerating rate of KIAs.

A defense official told Army Times that the fallen soldier was a Green Beret, but did not specify the operator’s unit. A separate defense official said that a green-on-blue incident is not suspected..

In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member is being withheld until 24 hours after family notification is complete according to the release.