Idaho soldier dies in Afghanistan firefight

PFC Cody Moosman

24-year-old soldier from southeastern Idaho died Tuesday in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

The U.S. Army said in a statement that Private First Class Cody Moosman of Preston died in Gayan Alwara Mandi. An active-duty soldier, Moosman had been assigned to a U.S. Army Unit out of Fort Riley, Kansas. He was with the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.

Moosman’s unit was deployed in a restive region near the border with Pakistan. (AP)

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