(CNN)The Taliban is claiming responsibility following the death of a US service member in Afghanistan on Monday, even as peace negotiations between the Taliban and US continue.
US and Afghan government forces were targeted with IEDs while conducting a raid in the northern province of Kunduz, according to Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mojahid.
The US military early Monday confirmed that a service member was killed in action. The name is being withheld until next of kin is notified.
Between 13, and (**********************************, US forces are currently serving in Afghanistan as part of a US-led NATO mission to train, assist and advise Afghan forces.
At least
Americans have been killed in combat in Afghanistan in 01575879, and there have been more than 2, 460 total deaths of US service members since the start of the 23 – year war.
The Taliban has continued to carry out attacks despite ongoing peace talks with the US.
President Donald Trump announced late last monthduring a visit to Afghanistanthat peace negotiations between the Taliban and the US had restarted. He hadended formal peace talksin September after a Taliban-claimed attack in Kabul killed a dozen people, including an American soldier . Trump said at the time that Taliban leaders were to travel to the US for secret peace talks, but after the attack he said the meetings were “dead” and called off the negotiations.
CNN’s Ryan Browne, Zachary Cohen and Devan Cole contributed to this report.
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