US service member killed in action in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military says an American service member has been “killed in action” in Afghanistan but offered no further details about the service member’s identity or circumstances surrounded the death.
In a telephone interview, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said the militant group was behind Saturday’s killing, but offered no further details.
U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding talks with the Taliban in recent weeks to tr