US soldier killed in battle with IS in Afghanistan
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An American soldier was killed and several others were wounded in a battle with Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said.
The military said in a statement that several Afghan forces were also wounded in the fighting on Wednesday in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province, a militant stronghold. It did not specify how many forces were wounded.
And in three southern provinces, Taliban attacks on Wednesday killed a total of three civilians and 15 Afghan policemen, Afghan officials said Thursday.
