KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban said their fighters killed a U.S. service member in Afghanistan on Monday and posted photographs of a blood-soaked backpack and the identity card of a American soldier to prove it.
The U.S. military said in a statement an American service member was "killed in action", but gave no details and withheld the name of the service member until the next of kin were informed.
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