American service member killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, US military says

October 10th, 2009 1 US, 2 foreign soldiers killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Military officials in Afghanistan say two foreign soldiers and one American service member have been killed in bomb attacks in the troubled nation. The NATO-led coalition says the two foreign soldiers were killed in a bomb strike Friday in the east.

October 3rd, 2009 3 US troops killed in attacks in east AfghanistanKABUL — The military says three U.S. troops have died in attacks in eastern Afghanistan, including two killed in a firefight with militants.

September 30th, 2009 US service member killed in Afghan bomb blastKABUL — An American service member was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. U.S. Forces spokeswoman Capt.

September 14th, 2009 NATO service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO forces say one of its service members has died in fighting in southern Afghanistan. NATO said in a statement that the service member died Sunday "as a result of a hostile fire incident with insurgents." It did not provide the nationality of the deceased.

September 11th, 2009 NATO: 2 service members killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says two of its troops have been killed in eastern Afghanistan. NATO said a U.S.

August 24th, 2009 US service member killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member was killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Monday.

August 18th, 2009 2 US troops killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says two American service members have been killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan.

August 13th, 2009 American service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says an American service member has been killed in Afghanistan's Taliban-heavy south.

July 31st, 2009 US service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan on Friday, the military said, making August the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces. The service member's vehicle struck a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, NATO forces said.

July 26th, 2009 US service member killed in battle in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member was fatally wounded by insurgent fire in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Sunday, bringing to at least 39 the number of U.S.

July 13th, 2009 US service member killed in attack in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

July 8th, 2009 1 US service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. service member was killed on patrol in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, while insurgents in the east attacked police posts and a government building, sparking a battle that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, officials said.

July 4th, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 woundedKABUL — A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.

July 2nd, 2009 US: American soldier captured in AfghanistanKABUL — Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Thursday.

June 30th, 2009 12 militants killed in Afghan airstrikeKABUL — The U.S.-led coalition says airstrikes have killed over a dozen militants allegedly involved in the movement of foreign fighters into Afghanistan from Pakistan. The coalition said in a statement Tuesday that the strikes targeted insurgents linked to a militant leader Siraj Haqqani in eastern Khost province.