Two American service members killed in IED attack in Afghanistan

Two American service members died in an attack in Afghanistan on Saturday, a military official confirmed to NBC News.

The two service members died after an improvised explosive device went off in the eastern part of the country, the International Security Assistance force said in a release on Saturday.

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