Pentagon Identifies a Special Forces Soldier Killed in a Taliban Hotbed Outside Kabul

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9/17/2019|Updated: 9/17/2019

The Pentagon has identified the Green Beret killed in action in a combat operation outside Kabul on Sep. 16.

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin, 41, of Greenbrier, Tennessee, died due to “small arms fire” in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, according to a statement by the U.S. Army.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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