The US Department of Defense said Monday that an American soldier died in Afghanistan on, July 12, 2020.

Pentagon said in a statement that the soldier has lost his life as a result of a non-combat-related incident in southern Kandahar province.

The incident is under investigation, the statement noted.

The statement identified the soldier as 1st Lt. Joseph Trent Allbaugh, 24, from Folsom, California.

"Allbaugh was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th ADA Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky," the statement said.

It comes as earlier this month; an American soldier was killed in a vehicle accident in Farah province.

The soldier was later identified as Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, from San Antonio, Texas, US.

LINK: https://www.ansarpress.com/english/19326

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