Akins, Kevin Donudell

Kevin Donudell Akins was a 29-year-old sergeant from Burnsville, North Carolina. He served as a reservist with Company A, 391st Engineer Battalion, based in Asheville, North Carolina.

On March 12, 2006, Sergeant Akins was killed in Asadabad, the capital of Afghanistan's Kunar Province. The U.S. Department of Defense listed his death as resulting from hostile action, though specific details of the incident were not widely reported in national news archives.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. In 2006, U.S. and coalition forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations, particularly in eastern provinces like Kunar along the border with Pakistan.

Sergeant Akins's death was recorded in the Department of Defense casualty lists and by the independent website iCasualties.org, which tracks coalition fatalities. His hometown newspaper, the Asheville Citizen-Times, reportedly covered his death, noting his local unit affiliation.

He is memorialized on the 391st Engineer Battalion's unit memorial and on the North Carolina Fallen Heroes website, which honors service members from the state killed in the Global War on Terror.

Sgt. Kevin Akins was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Santos, Dave Michael Maliksi, Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif.

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