KABUL: Two US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Friday, NATO has said. It is the latest casualties to hit the international coalition. The incident comes at a time when peace talks are underway between Washington and the Taliban.
“In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service members killed in action are being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete,” said NATO.
The deaths come a day after at least six people were killed by blasts in an Islamic State-claimed attack during Persian New Year celebrations in a Shiite area of Kabul, AFP reported. (Agencies)
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