{"id":22160,"date":"2017-11-04T18:57:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T18:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/23\/us-service-member-killed-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:57:03","slug":"us-service-member-killed-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/04\/us-service-member-killed-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"US service member killed in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. service member died Saturday from wounds sustained during operations in Afghanistan\u2019s Logar province, officials announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn behalf of U.S. Forces\u2013Afghanistan, we offer our deepest condolences to the family of our fallen brother,\u201d said Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces there, in a statement. \u201cDespite this tragic event, we remain steadfast in our commitment to the Afghan people and to support them in our mutual fight against terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials did not release any additional information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s loss comes just eight days after an Army special operations aviator was killed, also in Logar province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/29\/pentagon-identifies-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-helicopter-crash\/\">Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jacob Sims<\/a> died Oct. 27 in a helicopter crash. 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