Wilson Shoffner

A US soldier was killed and two wounded in an operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where Afghan troops are battling to push back Taliban insurgents, a NATO defence official said Tuesday.

The Islamic State group is operating in Afghanistan but does not appear able to coordinate their operations in the country, a top US military official said Thursday.

A US soldier was killed and two wounded in an operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where Afghan troops are battling to push back Taliban insurgents, a NATO defence official said Tuesday.

The Islamic State group is operating in Afghanistan but does not appear able to coordinate their operations in the country, a top US military official said Thursday.