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20 American Service Members Have Been Killed By Hostile Fire In Afghanistan In 2019
The Pentagon released the latest soldier death from Afghanistan and it's another Green Beret. Sgt. 1st Class Michael James Goble was the 20th solider killed in the country this year by hostile fire.
Sergeant First Class Mike Goble was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan this week. He was a Green Beret on his third tour in the country, and he leaves behind his partner and their young daughter. He was 33 years old. There have been 20 American service members killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan this year. Half of them were Green Berets. As NPR's Tom Bowman reports, these highly trained soldiers are often in harm's way.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Sergeant Goble was on a mission with Afghan commandos in Kunduz province in the far north of the country. They were inspecting a Taliban weapons cache when he was instantly killed by an explosion. Most of the estimated 13,000 American soldiers in Afghanistan operate out of fortified bases, training Afghan troops who are now responsible for security. But Goble and other Green Berets always scour the countryside, sweeping in after Taliban forces or ISIS fighters.
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RUSSIA SECRETLY OFFERED AFGHAN MILITANTS BOUNTIES TO KILL U.S. TROOPS INTELLIGENCE SAYS
The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.
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20 American Service Members Have Been Killed By Hostile Fire In Afghanistan In 2019
The Pentagon released the latest soldier death from Afghanistan and it's another Green Beret. Sgt. 1st Class Michael James Goble was the 20th solider killed in the country this year by hostile fire.
Sergeant First Class Mike Goble was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan this week. He was a Green Beret on his third tour in the country, and he leaves behind his partner and their young daughter. He was 33 years old. There have been 20 American service members killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan this year. Half of them were Green Berets. As NPR's Tom Bowman reports, these highly trained soldiers are often in harm's way.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Sergeant Goble was on a mission with Afghan commandos in Kunduz province in the far north of the country. They were inspecting a Taliban weapons cache when he was instantly killed by an explosion. Most of the estimated 13,000 American soldiers in Afghanistan operate out of fortified bases, training Afghan troops who are now responsible for security. But Goble and other Green Berets always scour the countryside, sweeping in after Taliban forces or ISIS fighters.
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RUSSIA SECRETLY OFFERED AFGHAN MILITANTS BOUNTIES TO KILL U.S. TROOPS INTELLIGENCE SAYS
The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says (Published 2020)
The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.
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