KABUL, Afghanistan—An American service member was “killed in action” in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday, July 13, without offering further details about the service member’s identity or the circumstances surrounding their death.
In a telephone interview, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said the terrorist group was behind Saturday’s killing, even as U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding talks with the Taliban in recent weeks to try and negotiate an end to the war in Afghanistan.
