Press Release

United States Forces-Afghanistan

December 16, 2008

Release Number 20081212-02

One U.S. service member dies in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - One U.S. service member died today of non-combat related causes in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.

The name is being withheld until next of kin are notified.

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United States Forces Afghanistan's mission, in coordination with NATO's International Security Assistance Force, is to conduct operations to defeat terrorist networks and insurgents by developing effective governance and building the Afghan National Security Force. Effective security throughout the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan facilitates continued regional stability and increases economic development for the people of Afghanistan.

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