1 U.S. soldier killed, 4 wounded in Afghanistan

One member of the US military has been killed and four were injured during a “combat engagement” in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on New Year’s Day, the military said.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our own,”said General John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan. “At this very difficult time our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of our fallen and wounded brothers.”