Remains of US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Returned to US

Remains of US Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Returned to US
An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Goble, at Dover Air Force Base, on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, Alex Brandon/AP
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DOVER, Del.—The remains of a 33-year-old American soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan have been returned to the United States, arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble of Washington Township, New Jersey, was killed Monday in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province. The Taliban has claimed they were behind the attack.