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killed in action

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A casualty category applicable to a hostile casualty, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility. Also called KIA. See also casualty category.
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A US soldier was killed in action in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the military said, also reporting the death of a civilian woman and several militants in a mounting insurgency.
US soldier among several killed in Afghanistan by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
Pte Evans was killed in action on November, 6 1918, aged 21 years and is buried at Montay Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Le Cateau, France.
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Summary: A Royal Marine has been killed in action in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
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