Attack in Afghanistan Killed Illinois Solider, Oklahoma Man

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FAIRVIEW, Ill. — Oct 21, 2016, 6:21 AM ET

A U.S. soldier from Illinois and an Army civilian employee from Oklahoma have been identified as those killed in an attack this week in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, the Defense Department said.

Army Sgt. Douglas J. Riney, 26, of Fairview, Illinois, and Michael G. Sauro, 40, of McAlester, Oklahoma, died Thursday in Kabul of wounds received from encountering hostile enemy forces, the military said in a statement.

NATO and an Afghan official earlier said a man wearing an Afghan army uniform had killed a U.S. service member and an American civilian Wednesday in Kabul. NATO said another U.S. service member and two U.S. civilians were wounded in the attack. The Associated Press sent emails Friday to military officials seeking to confirm whether Riney and Sauro were the ones who died in that attack.

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