Aug 3, 2017 ... Sgt. Jonathon Hunter, left, and Spc. Christopher Harris died after a vehicle-born  IED detonated in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Aug. ... “As the news spreads  about the two soldiers killed in action yesterday in Afghanistan it is with a very  heavy and broken heart that I confirm one of them was my husband ...
Objective To describe pattern 1 injuries caused by the antipersonnel improvised  explosive device (AP-IED) in comparison to those previously described for  antipersonnel ... They were designed to injure but not kill to remove a target from  combat and to increase the logistical burden for the enemy of caring for the  casualty.
(These figures do not include the numerous civilians killed and injured during  military engagements between insurgents and Afghan government, NATO, and  coalition forces.) The totals cited here are ... Bomb Attacks (Suicide Attacks and “ Improvised Explosive Devices” or IEDS):. In 2006, there were at least 189 bomb ...
Jul 19, 2010 ... Staff Sergeant Linley, serving with the Counter-IED Task Force in support of  Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), was killed in an explosion during a .... a  level of meticulous professionalism that was in the very best traditions of a Royal  Logistic Corps Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Operator.
Aug 4, 2017 ... Two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan when their convoy was hit by a car bomb  have been identified. ... The pair sustained injuries when a vehicle-borne  improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near to their convoy. The attack ... “ We had recently discovered I am in the very early weeks of pregnancy.
In Afghanistan, "it is very, very rare that someone who is killed in action is not killed by an" improvised explosive device, or IED.