A soldier with a passion for martial arts from Baltimore was killed Thursday in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was in hit a roadside explosive, according to authorities. Army Spec. Jameel T. Freeman, 26, died in Kandahar province with four other soldiers after an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle, according to Department of Defense officials. The soldiers’ remains were flown to Dover Air Force Base on Saturday. All five were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, N.Y. Read full article > >

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Baltimore soldier killed in Afghanistan

The last U.S. brigade combat team has left Iraq, leaving 56,000 U.S. troops there, the U.S. military said. In all, 50,000 U.S. forces are to remain past the end of August.

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