A US service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, Nato said, without providing further details.
With the latest killing, the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year climbed to 19, according to the Pentagon’s count.
At least five civilians, including women and children, were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province on Sunday, according to Mohibullah Mohib, spokesman for the provincial police.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the incident.
In eastern Logar province, a schoolgirl died in the crossfire during a battle in the Mohammad Agha district between the Taliban and the security forces, the police said.
A second student was wounded.
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani cancelled his first electoral debate with his main electoral rival, Abdullah Abdullah, the country’s chief executive. Both men are partners in the national unity government.
