WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US rescue mission took place on July 25 in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, CNN reported.
The US forces gathered a number of troops at a so-called casualty collection point for further evacuation when the location came under "effective" enemy fire, which prompted a rescue operation, according to media reports.
Over the weekend, Daesh released pictures of two identification cards belonging to US Army specialist Ryan Jay Larson, along with US weapons and radio equipment that the terror group had captured.
In July, President Barack Obama announced the United States would leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan by the end of his term in office instead of his original plan to leave 5,500 soldiers.
Daesh is outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries throughout the world.
