Carter: 'Deeply saddened' by US service member casualties in Afghanistan

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Thursday that he was "deeply saddened" to learn that two U.S. service members had been killed and four injured overnight in Afghanistan.
"Our service members were doing their part to help the Afghans secure their own country while protecting our homeland from those who would do us harm," Carter said in a statement.
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