American soldier dies of natural causes in Kabul

January 18th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by BNO News  

KABUL (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. service member in Afghanistan died of apparent natural causes on Sunday, NATO said.

A statement from the NATO-led ISAF alliance said the soldier was from the United States and passed away in Kabul, but provided no further details.

The death brings the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan this year to 16.

The identity of the soldier will be announced by the U.S. Department of Defense no earlier than Monday.

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