Tagged with american service members
KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Three American troops were killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.
The incident, which was not related to operation Moshtarak, happened in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. “I can confirm an improvised explosive device (IED) incident in Kandahar with ISAF troops,” said master sergeant Jeff Loftin, a spokesman for the NATO-led ISAF alliance.
Loftin confirmed three American service members had been killed in the blast.
KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Two American service members were killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the NATO-led ISAF alliance said.
The alliance said the soldiers died of wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device (IED) strike, but provided no other details.
(Eds: Adds details)
CORDOVA, TENNESSEE (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. service member who died in southern Afghanistan on Saturday was identified as a sailor from Tennessee on Sunday, officials said.
The Marine Forces Reserve said 25-year-old Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi of Cordova, Tennessee died from injuries sustained in combat action in Afghanistan. It did not provide details on how Qi died.
The NATO-led ISAF alliance earlier said two American service members died of wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday. Qi is believed to be one of the two.
Qi was a Hospital Corpsman assigned to the Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan. His personal awards and decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Qi, who joined the Navy on June 8, 2006, was on his first deployment to Afghanistan. He was the 21st American service member to have died in Afghanistan this year.
CORDOVA, TENNESSEE (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. service member who died in southern Afghanistan on Saturday was identified as a sailor from Tennessee on Sunday, officials said.
The U.S. Department of Defense said 25-year-old Xin Qi of Cordova, Tennessee died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. It did not provide details on how Qi died.
The NATO-led ISAF alliance earlier said two American service members died of wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday. Qi is believed to be one of the two.
Qi was assigned to the Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan. He was the 21st American service member to have died in Afghanistan this year.
