NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a Utah city mayor killed during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state's National Guard (all times local):
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he is heartbroken the death of North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state's National Guard.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Taylor died Saturday in an apparent "insider attack" in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Herbert in a statement says Taylor gave "the ultimate sacrifice" and was a "brave and selfless soldier."
U.S. military officials say another service member whose name hasn't been released is being treated for wounds sustained in the attack.
Additional information is scheduled to be released later Sunday at a news conference with Herbert and Maj. Gen. Jefferson S. Burton, the adjutant general of the Utah National Guard.
The 39-year-old Taylor deployed to Afghanistan in January with the Guard for what was expected to be a 12-month tour of duty.
He previously served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan.
Taylor in 2013 became mayor of North Ogden, a city of about 17,000 people 46 miles (74 kilometers) north of Salt Lake City.
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Authorities say the mayor of a Utah city has been killed during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state's National Guard.
North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor died Saturday in an apparent "insider attack" in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
U.S. military officials say another U.S. service member whose name hasn't been released is being treated for wounds sustained in the attack.
But Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox wrote on his Facebook page that Taylor has been killed.
The 39-year-old Taylor was deployed to Afghanistan in January with the Utah National Guard for what was expected to be a 12-month tour of duty.
He previously served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan.
Taylor in 2013 became mayor of North Ogden, a city of about 17,000 people 46 miles (74 kilometers) north of Salt Lake City.
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