Funeral for U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan set for Friday

By the CNN Wire Staff

A funeral service for some of the 30 service members killed in the August 6 attack will be held Friday.

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The troops will be buried at the Arlington National Cemetery
The 30 U.S. service members were killed in an attack in Afghanistan
The attack was the single largest loss of life for U.S. troops since war began

(CNN) -- Some of the 30 service members killed in the August 6 helicopter attack in Afghanistan will be buried during a funeral service Friday in Virginia, officials said.

"The burials will offer an opportunity for family members of the fallen, and fellow service members, to share intimate moments together while paying their final respects to these fallen heroes," the Arlington National Cemetery said in a statement.

The statement did not specify how many would be buried.

Thirty U.S. service members -- including 17 Navy SEALs -- were killed when their helicopter was shot down by insurgent fire in the eastern central province of Wardak.

The attack was the single largest loss of life for U.S. troops since the Afghan war began in late 2001.

NATO has said it killed the militants responsible for the attack.

A Taliban spokesman rejected that claim, saying a NATO air strike killed a separate group of insurgents.