Nineteen American service members have been killed in Afghanistan this year.
Two American service members were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said without providing further details.
The deaths of the service members brings the number of U.S. combat fatalities this year in Afghanistan to 19. Approximately 14,000 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, and 2,400 U.S. soldiers have died in the U.S.-led war since 2001. A U.S. service member last died in Afghanistan on Sept. 16 and Wednesday's crash comes amid signs the U.S., Taliban and Afghan government are trying to restart peace talks after President Donald Trump canceled them after a Taliban suicide-bomb attack in Kabul on Sept. 5 that killed a U.S. soldier and 11 others.
Trump wants the majority of U.S. forces home from Afghanistan by next year and he has sought to bring together U.S. negotiators and representatives from the Taliban and the Afghan government. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has signaled the White House views the prisoner exchange as a goodwill gesture from the Taliban that could pave the way for a revival of the peace talks.
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