U.S. Army soldier killed in Afghanistan on Monday, weeks before the end of his deployment

Spec. Gabriel Conde, killed in action in Afghanistan
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On the same day that three suicide bombers killed at least 42 people in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spc. Gabriel D. Conde was shot dead by "enemy small arms fire" Monday in Afghanistan's eastern Tageb district, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. Conde, 22, joined the Army in 2015 and deployed to Afghanistan in September with the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He had been stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, and he was set to return to Alaska in a few weeks.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.