{"id":11541,"date":"2019-03-22T11:01:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T11:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/22\/two-us-troops-were-killed-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:24:08","slug":"two-us-troops-were-killed-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/03\/22\/two-us-troops-were-killed-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Two US troops have been killed in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two U.S. service members were killed while conducting an operation Friday in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said in a short press release this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon waits 24 hours after a deceased service member\u2019s next of kin has been notified before releasing their identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/22\/world\/asia\/americans-killed-afghanistan.html\" target=_blank>reported<\/a> that the Americans were killed during a joint operation with Afghan commando forces in northern Kunduz province. One Afghan commando was also killed, an Afghan spokesman told the Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint team was conducting an operation against the Taliban in Gul Tepa District, which is completely under Taliban control, a member of the Kunduz provincial council told the Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two other Americans have been killed in Afghanistan this year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/18\/army-ranger-wounded-in-afghanistan-dies-of-wounds\/\" target=_blank>Army Ranger Sgt. Cameron Meddock<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/23\/pentagon-identifies-army-green-beret-killed-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Joshua \u201cZach\u201d Beale<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both soldiers were killed in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight U.S. troops have also been wounded in action in Afghanistan this year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dcas.dmdc.osd.mil\/dcas\/pages\/report_ofs_month.xhtml\" target=_blank>Defense Casualty Analysis System<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, 13 U.S. troops were killed during combat operations in Afghanistan. That is a slight increase from 11 killed in action in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon in December to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/21\/report-trump-eyes-major-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>planning to bring home up to 7,000<\/a> of the roughly 14,000 U.S. troops currently serving in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That troop decrease has not yet started, and there is no indication when it will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An American team has been negotiating peace talks with Taliban officials in Qatar this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear what the final peace agreement will look like, but it could involve a U.S. troop drawdown in exchange for the Taliban\u2019s commitment to never again allow Afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for international terror groups like 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