U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province

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Source: Washington Post

A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province Tuesday after his patrol triggered a roadside bomb. The ensuing blast wounded another American and six Afghan soldiers.

According to a statement released by the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, U.S. troops were accompanying their Afghan counterparts near the province’s capital of Lashkar Gar when their unit came under attack.

“On behalf of all of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, as well as Resolute Support, our deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of those involved,” said General John W. Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan in a statement.

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By Thomas Gibbons-Neff August 23 at 8:33 AM

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1. May his family and friends find peace.

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2. U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was an ‘exceptional Green Beret’

Source: Washington Post

U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was an ‘exceptional Green Beret’

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff August 24 at 3:18 PM

The service member killed in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province earlier this week has been identified as Staff Sgt. Matthew V. Thompson, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Thompson’s patrol triggered a roadside bomb Tuesday, wounding another American and six Afghan soldiers.

According to a statement released by the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, U.S. troops were accompanying their Afghan counterparts near the province’s capital of Lashkar Gah when their unit came under attack.

Thompson, 28, ofIrvine, Calif., was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces group, according to an Army release. The incident is under investigation.

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