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November 5, 2018

Afghan Commando Kills Utah Mayor
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In Afghanistan, the Pentagon says Utah National Guard Major Brent Taylor
was killed in action Saturday, after an Afghan army commando he was
helping to train turned against him. Taylor was 39 years old and had
taken a 1-year leave of absence as mayor of North Ogden, Utah, to deploy
to Afghanistan. His death came as the inspector general for the
Pentagon's war effort reported Afghanistan's government continues to
lose ground to the Taliban, with Kabul's influence reaching just over
half of Afghanistan's districts.


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