KABUL, Afghanistan — An American soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the United States military said in a statement on Wednesday.

Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, 19, of Wasilla, Alaska, died on Monday in the Nawa District of Helmand, the United States military said. Capt. Bill Salvin, a spokesman for the military, said that the death was the result of indirect fire, and that Private Kirkpatrick was part of a counterterrorism unit that was carrying out a mission in Nawa.

The wounds of the other two soldiers were not considered life-threatening, the military said.

Private Kirkpatrick became the eighth American service member to die in Afghanistan so far this year, according to the site iCasualties, which tracks military casualties.

Around 8,800 American troops are now in Afghanistan, serving a dual mission of training and advising Afghan forces against a resurgent Taliban and carrying out counterterrorism missions. President Trump is expected to announce in coming weeks the addition of a few thousand more troops to the mission as part of a new strategy.