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3 US service members killed in Afghanistan blast

Andrew Renneisen

<p>A U.S. Army helicopter flies from Camp Shorab to Camp Bost on September 11, 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. </p>

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Three US service members were killed Tuesday by an improvised explosive device near the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, the US military announced.

Three US service members and an American contractor were also wounded in the blast, the military said.

The names of those killed were not immediately disclosed pending the notification of next of kin.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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