US soldier killed in Afghanistan during operations against IS

WASHINGTON: A US soldier was killed while conducting operations against Islamic State in Afghanistan late on Saturday, a U.S. military spokesman said in a message posted on Twitter.

"The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday during an operation in Nangarhar Province" in eastern Afghanistan, US Navy Captain Bill Salvin said in a message on the official Twitter account of the Nato-led Resolute Support mission.

The soldier was a Special Forces operator and was killed in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, Salvin told Reuters separately.