US service member killed in Afghanistan

A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, according to a statement from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.

Eight U.S. service members have died in combat this year in Afghanistan, the statement notes.

The name of the service member will be released at a later time, Debra Richardson, a spokesperson for Resolute Support in Afghanistan, told Reuters.

More than 2,400 U.S. forces have died in the 17-year-old war, Reuters notes. The war is America's longest conflict.

U.S. service members in Afghanistan are primarily focused on supporting Afghan troops fighting the Taliban.