Sunday, November 11, 2007
Happy Veteran's Day
From an AP report entitled "Deaths Mark Grim Afghan, Iraq Milestones" by Jason Straziuso:
"Militants ambushed and killed six U.S. troops walking in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan - the most lethal attack in a year that has been the deadliest for the U.S. military here since the 2001 invasion. [emphasis added]The number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan this year mirror the record toll in Iraq. Both conflicts have seen an increase in troop levels this year that has put more soldiers in harm's way, including those killed Friday while returning from a meeting with village elders in Nuristan province. Militants wielding rocket propelled grenades killed the six Americans and three Afghan soldiers. Eight U.S. troops were wounded."
Click here for more via WaPo.
More recently:
- U.S. casualties reach new high in Iraq. [LA Times report via amNY]
- US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,860. [AP via Guardian]
Labels: GOP incompetence, Iraq war, War on Terror
