Published on 12:00 AM, December 24, 2019

Taliban kill US soldier in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on American troops yesterday that killed one US soldier and, according to the insurgents, wounded several more. The killing is likely to have consequences for ongoing talks between the US and the Taliban. President Donald Trump in September declared negotiations “dead” after the Taliban killed a US soldier in a Kabul bombing.  US Forces-Afghanistan said one American service member was “killed in action” yesterday.