US soldier killed by roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan

A US soldier has been killed in Afghanistan from a roadside bomb.

Another American service member and six Afghan soldiers were also wounded in the blast, which happened in the country’s Helmand province on Tuesday.

According to a US military statement, the service member was on patrol when the explosive device went off near the province’s capital of Lashkar Gar, the Washington Post reported. The service member died from his injuries.

The American Department of Defense said the person who died is not yet being named until their family have been told.

General John Nicholson, commander of the US and NATO forces in the country, said: “Our deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of those involved.