A former mayor from Utah who has served in the state’s National Guard since 2013 was identified Saturday as the U.S. service member who was killed in an “insider attack” in Afghanistan earlier in the day, according to reports. Taylor’s death was confirmed by North Ogden City Councilman Phil Swanson, who spoke with FOX 13 Salt Lake City. “Serving as the mayor of North Ogden city has been one of the greatest honors of my life and the highlight of my civilian professional career,” Taylor wrote. Service is really what leadership is all about.” — Brent Taylor, in Facebook postThe attack in which Taylor was killed happened in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Saturday’s attack was the fifth “insider attack” in the past four months against U.S. forces.

Source: Fox News November 04, 2018 03:35 UTC