The US embassy in Riga posted a link to the story and expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased over the fatality of Army Sergeant 1st Class Mihail Golin, 34, who had served in the U.S. military since 2005.
Bēdās esam kopā un izsakām visdziļāko līdzjūtību seržanta Mihaila Golina ģimenei. https://t.co/hW5Nyrh0c2 https://t.co/9dY5Rmj89e
— US Embassy Riga (@USEmbassyRiga) January 4, 2018
Four other members of Golin's unit were wounded in the incident in Achin district, the U.S. military said.
You can read the military biography of the deceased HERE.
