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10-01-08, 16:14
There have been over 1,000 U.S. Marines killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The latest word is that as we slowly downsize our combat forces in Iraq, we are going to increase out combat ground forces in Afghanistan. It seems that 3,000 more Marines will shortly be sent to Afghanistan, pending the decision of Defense Secretary Robert Gates. With the search for Bin Laden still on and more Taliban activity in Afghanistan and the increasing likelihood of more trouble in Pakistan and the soon to be changing of the guard in the White House, it is likely that in the near future there will be many more casualties from the Afghanistan theater as the war against international terrorism shifts direction.
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Deadly Year Comes To Close in Afghanistan
110 U.S. troops killed in 2007, the most since war began in 2001.
Kabul, Afghanistan -- U.S. military deaths, suicide bombings and opium production hit record highs in 2007. Taliban militants killed more than 925 Afghan police, and large swaths of the country remain outside government control.
But U.S. officials here insist things are looking up: The Afghan army is assuming a larger combat role, and militants appear unlikely to mount a major spring offensive, as had been feared a year ago. Training for Afghan police is increasing.
Afghanistan in 2007 saw record violence that killed more than 6,500 people, including 110 U.S. troops -- the highest level ever in Afghanistan -- and almost 4,500 militants, according to an Associated Press count. Britain lost 41 soldiers, while Canada lost 30. Other nations lost a total of 40.
The AP count is based on figures from Western and Afghan officials and is not definitive.
Associated Press
Semper Fi
Deadly Year Comes To Close in Afghanistan
110 U.S. troops killed in 2007, the most since war began in 2001.
Kabul, Afghanistan -- U.S. military deaths, suicide bombings and opium production hit record highs in 2007. Taliban militants killed more than 925 Afghan police, and large swaths of the country remain outside government control.
But U.S. officials here insist things are looking up: The Afghan army is assuming a larger combat role, and militants appear unlikely to mount a major spring offensive, as had been feared a year ago. Training for Afghan police is increasing.
Afghanistan in 2007 saw record violence that killed more than 6,500 people, including 110 U.S. troops -- the highest level ever in Afghanistan -- and almost 4,500 militants, according to an Associated Press count. Britain lost 41 soldiers, while Canada lost 30. Other nations lost a total of 40.
The AP count is based on figures from Western and Afghan officials and is not definitive.
Associated Press